Gender parity in the minibus taxi industry at the sedibeng district

Abstract

Several variables influence the successful implementation of gender equality within the South African minibus taxi industry. Among these variables are economic empowerment, gender inequality, poverty, women's access to organizational authority and leadership and women's rank mobility. This research paper seeks to promote and demand gender equality and gender parity within the minibus taxi industry by investigating how more women may become minibus taxi owners as well as the difficulties that women minibus taxi operators face within the industry. This research paper derived its arguments from secondary sources such as books, journal articles, newspaper clippings, internet sites, and government documents. Moreover, this is a cross-sectional research paper that used a mixed methodology in a form of a focus group interview and a structured questionnaire. The study population is situated in the Sedibeng District, and a sample size of seven women were chosen based on their position within the various minibus taxi associations operating within the Sedibeng district. In other words, a judgemental sampling technique was chosen. The research paper contends that the inclusion of women in lower management and entry-level jobs restricts the minibus taxi industry from reaching loftier socio-economic goals. Clearly, it is crucial to have more women on the executive committees of all minibus taxi associations. This research paper recommends that female queue marshals be promoted to minibus taxi driver status, just like their male colleagues and female minibus taxi drivers should also have the same chances to become minibus taxi owners.