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| Southeastern wants more women train drivers | Southeastern wants more women train drivers |
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| A rail company has launched a campaign to recruit more female train drivers. | A rail company has launched a campaign to recruit more female train drivers. |
| Southeastern, which serves London, Kent and East Sussex, says fewer than 5% of its drivers are women and it wants 40% of applicants to be women by 2021. | Southeastern, which serves London, Kent and East Sussex, says fewer than 5% of its drivers are women and it wants 40% of applicants to be women by 2021. |
| Ellie Burrows, Southeastern's train services director, said the railways should not be male-dominated. | Ellie Burrows, Southeastern's train services director, said the railways should not be male-dominated. |
| She said: "Society has moved on. It's no longer the case that little boys play with toy trains and little girls play with dolls." | She said: "Society has moved on. It's no longer the case that little boys play with toy trains and little girls play with dolls." |
| Initiatives are being introduced by Southeastern to encourage more women to apply for a variety of roles at the company. | |
| They include recruitment open days, mentoring and development programmes for female employees, and a change in recruitment campaigns to reflect diversity. | |
| 'Rewarding career' | |
| The rail firm tells future applicants on its website that driving a train "brings responsibility, pride and achievement". | |
| "You know you're providing an invaluable service to thousands of people every single day," it says. | |
| Ms Burrows added that "society has moved on". | |
| "There are thousands of talented women out there who could have a rewarding career working in roles ranging from engineering to driving, on-board supervising or sales. | |
| "It's vital that as a major transport operator, we have a workforce that reflects the diversity of our passengers," she said. |