CHANGE Horizon and Meantime Communications are calling on businesses, trade associations and individual professionals to sign the Women in Aviation and Logistics Pledge to promote gender equality in the airfreight industry.

The Pledge will serve as a vehicle to mobilise the industry to advocate for change and define concrete targets and an action plan to achieve gender equality in air cargo.

Céline Hourcade, founder and managing director of Change Horizon said, “Although the debate on improving gender balance in air cargo has been going on for many years now, there are still too few women in decision-making roles, speaking at, or even attending, industry events.

“We have outstanding female professionals in this industry and their distinct expert voices must be elevated through gender parity.”

Emma Murray, founder and CEO of Meantime Communications said, “We have been talking about this for far too long, it is time to take action.

“We want the Pledge to kick-start a movement for change, which will benefit us all, transforming air cargo into the diverse industry it should already be, and encouraging and attracting the next generation of air cargo leaders.”

Ms Hourcade said, “A year in a global pandemic has proven that the air cargo industry needs to transform and there is no better time and more urgency to bring the voice of women to make this industry more resilient”.

All the companies, associations, and individuals who will sign the pledge or support the cause will be invited to join the program, which will kick off with an introductory session at the end of March 2021.

Find out more at: changehorizon.ch/women-in-aviation-logistics