Women in the Tampa Bay region and around the country are being encouraged to pursue careers in transportation.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has expanded an internship program to specifically aim at encouraging young women to pursue careers in transportation.
Few
women are now employed in the transportation industry yet there are
many opportunities at airports, in engineering and aerospace firms, and
with railroad, transit and DOT offices.
The internship program is currently being operated out of
Spelman College in Atlanta, and will be expanded to 10 regions in the country.
Women
attending universities and colleges will be eligible to participate in
the internships run by the department's Small Business Transportation
Resource Centers.
The DOT also offers several internship programs and fellowships to high school and college students.
The
expansion of this particular internship program supports the efforts of
the Obama administration to increase career opportunities for women and
girls.
U.S.
Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood signed a Memorandum
of Cooperation with the Women's Transportation Seminar International in
May of this year. This Memorandum is designed to inspire women to pursue careers
in transportation, which often require a degree in science, technology, engineering or math.
For more information visit the DOT's
Resources for Women and Girls website.
Writer:
Mandy ErfourthSource: Olivia Alair, U.S. DOT
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