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28th February 1991, Page 30
28th February 1991
Page 30
Page 30, 28th February 1991 — VITAL STASTISTICS
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

0 Women make up just 2% of the skilled workers in the transport industry (Labour Force Survey, 1989) 0 Women earn 69% of men's average weekly pay in road haulage (Employment Gazette, 1990) 0 Only 41% of women hold a full car driving licence, compared with 74% of men (Social Trends, 1990) 0 Some 42% of men believe that the job of bus driver is suitable for men only (Social Trends, 1990) 0 Women make up just 14.9% of the road passenger transport and road haul age workforce — compared with 44% of the workforce as a whole (Employment Gazette, 1990) El The last gender figures on HGV licences are from 1979 when only 133 women out of 92,534 were employed as HGV drivers (RT1TB, 1979)