Internship Program Encourages Women to Join Transportation Industry

摘要

DOT has expanded its internship program to encourage young women to enter the transportation field. It will now be available to 10 regions, rather than just one, and enable female college students to participate. DOT's Small Business Transportation Resource Centers will administer the internships by providing resources, technical assistance and outreach. Also, the centers will be responsible for placing qualified female college students in transportation-related internships in their appropriate region. "We're saying to all the college women out there, no matter where you're enrolled, there's a DOT Small Business Transportation Resource Center close by to help you plug into your dream job, whether it's an airport, an engineering or aerospace firm, a railroad, a transit agency or perhaps one of our DOT offices," says U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.