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Gunmen and sexism: On the road with Mexico's women truckers

2023-11-23 11:18
Less than 3% of global lorry drivers are women. In Mexico, some are challenging stereotypes behind the wheel.
Gunmen and sexism: On the road with Mexico's women truckers

Less than 3% of all lorry drivers globally are women, even though employers acknowledge that they are safer drivers. But in Mexico, where gender-based violence and armed robbery are common, it has proven hard to attract them to the profession. BBC 100 Women travelled with women truckers on some of the...