Your voice

Across the globe, women transport workers are transforming the industry, driving societal change, improving their families’ living conditions, and achieving financial independence. On this website, they share their stories and the challenges they face. We’d love to hear your story too.

Are you a woman working in public transport?

Click here to send your testimonial or comment, and make your voice be heard.


I chose riding at night because when I tried operating during the day, male colleagues made fun of me. They regarded me as a disgrace to society.

Penelope Kayesu, boda boda driver

Being a bus driver was supposed to be my profession. I like it and I do it for love.

Bus driver, Brazil

We are often ridiculed for saying ‘no’ to night duties or late-night shifts, but what we are actually saying ‘No’ to is the unsafe working situations that put us at risk of violence. We (women transport workers) have no issues with night duties, as long as we are as safe as men, and not molested and groped on our way back home from work.

Transport worker, India

Ladies in this industry, we are discriminated because of our gender. People think that women cannot drive…And yet we are capable of doing everything.

Anonymous , ATGWU, Uganda

Women transport workers move the world – and yet they are underrepresented when it comes to decision-making.

Eric Campos, ITF Urban Transport Committee Chair

I have got a lot from boda boda riding. It has helped me pay school fees for my child, to look after my well-being and my home.

Boda boda rider, Uganda