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[quote user="Ulrich"] I wonder why the low number of female train employees? Is it still discrimination or do women simply not view working for the railroad as an employment option? Look at other operator positions...women account for at least 30% to 40% of bus drivers now. Truck drivers...I'd say the percentage is 15 % or so now  and growing rapidly.  Many female airline pilots too although not sure of the percentage. [/quote] I don't believe that it is discrimination.  I worked for one of the largest electric utilities in the United States. We went out of our way to open up opportunities for women as line persons, plant operators, heavy equipment operators, etc.  We even offered them special training.  Most of them quit, especially after children came along, because of shift work.   According to the BLS data cited above, women make up just 4.3% of airline pilots, but they account for 77.4% of flight attendants. They make up 43.4% of bus drivers. I suspect most of these are employed by local transit agencies, which means that they can be home with their families every day. Women make up 6.7% of industrial and truck operators and 4.8% of drivers/sales and truck drivers.  I believe the latter category includes over the road, long haul truck drivers.   Overall women make-up 14.9% of the Transportation and material moving occupations. They make up 22.1% of the supervisors in this category, which suggests that they are not the victims of discrimination.
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