Understanding Safety Risks for Female Business Travellers
How can Female Business Travellers Navigate Risks Effectively?
According to data from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the proportion of female business travellers within corporate travel programmes has risen dramatically in recent years. Their expanding representation in business, results in women now becoming the majority of international business travellers.
Despite this increasing representation, corporate travel risk management programmes have often not adapted. Indeed, less than one in five specifically address or seek to offer advice or solutions to the unique risks faced by female travellers. These include, but are not limited to, Gender Based Violence (GBV), sexual violence, and cultural and legal issues.
This report will examine some of the common risks that female travellers face and will also seek to offer recommendations, aimed at travellers and corporate travel managers, to enable them to mitigate risks where possible and ensure a safe environment for their activities.
In this report:
- Overview of Threats to Female Travellers
- Sexual violence
- Crime, harassment and intimidation
- Medical care
- Cultural, societal, legal discrimination
- Pre-deployment
- Improvements to Risk Management Practices
- Suggested Risk Mitigation Techniques
80%
of business travel spending is managed by women
74%
of female travellers say company policies need to account for gender-specific risk
66%
of travellers are female
18%
of corporate travel policies specifically address female risks
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