The Transportation Industry: Investigating Women as an Underutilized Workforce in a Traditionally Male Industry

<p>This study investigated women's interest in the transportation industry. Staffing shortages coupled with disproportionate gender distributions were cause for concern within transportation. Surveys were used to investigate occupational preferences, work values, sex-type identities, self-efficacy, and perception of barriers present among women. These findings were then analyzed for significant correlations and predictive value resulting in a job profile for women that may be interested in transportation. Several predictors of interest were found to exist including age, self-efficacy, work values, and specific occupational types.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Mulholland, Rachel Anne

Contributors dc:contributor

• Patrick Sherry, Ph.D.
• Andrea Pusavat
• Duan Zhang
• Andrew Goetz

• Gender equality
• Self efficacy
• Social learning
• Transportation industry
• Vocational theory
• Women in STEM
• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology

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• <p>Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.</p>

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/461

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-1460