Newsletter #376 (View other news stories)
Freight industry too man-heavy
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia
Thursday, 4 Sep 2008
 The freight, marine and logistics industries is still male dominated.
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Applications for the 2009 Women in Freight Logistics and Marine Management Scholarship have opened through the Department of Transport.
The $10,000 scholarship is aimed at encouraging women across Victoria into management positions within the freight, marine and logistics industries, and at helping to address the gender imbalance in an industry that has been traditionally male dominated.
A report by the Transport and Logistics Industry Skills Council found that women represented 27% of the transport and logistics workforce compared with the average across all industries of 44%.
The scholarship is awarded for one year full-time or two years’ part-time study. The scholarship recipient is given the opportunity to work part-time with the Freight, Logistics and Marine Division within the Department of Transport.
For further information on the Women in Freight, Logistics and Marine Scholarship, visit: www.transport.vic.gov.au/freight. Applications close on 31 October 2008.
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