This month we celebrate the incredible contributions of women around the world and here at SEPTA!
National Women’s History Month in March annually encourages us to honor the women who came before us and fought for equality among all races and genders. It was established in 1987 as a way to celebrate women across the nation and their efforts to make the country, the world, and the workplace a more equitable space.
Women make up about 48% of the workforce today according to the Census Bureau.
Only 23% of SEPTA employees are women. One in three or 34% of senior managers at SEPTA are women. Almost one in three or 29% of our bus, trolley, and subway/elevated operators are women. And one in five or 19% of Regional Rail engineers are women. Only 2.6% of our skilled trades workforce are women. Skilled trades includes carpenters, electricians, plumbers, painters, mechanics, electricians, and millwrights.
We are grateful for the dedication and hard work of every woman in our SEPTA family from the women who operate our buses and trains, those who keep our stations clean and safe, and those that keep our budgets balanced.
We also recognize the countless women who rely on SEPTA to get to work, school, appointments, and everywhere in between. Just over 56% of SEPTA riders are women. Bus ridership is 60% women!
We thank all women for their hard work, passion, resilience, and ridership!