Barriers and drivers to mainstreaming gender in the logistics and supply chain sector

The purpose of this chapter is to examine the barriers and drivers for promoting gender equality in the Logistics Sector, through the lens of the gender mainstreaming concept. The logistics sector is primarily male-dominated with a male-to-female ratio of 4–1. Our analysis of 105 articles, selected from 812 papers in a literature search on gender mainstreaming, reveals the current landscape of gender mainstreaming in the logistics and supply chain sector. We have identified three main themes for barriers and drivers: individual, organizational, and industrial. These drivers and barriers present opportunities for guiding future research and offering recommendations to industry stakeholders on promoting gender mainstreaming in the logistics sector. This analysis also indicates that gender mainstreaming remains relatively unexplored in the logistics sector, highlighting the need for more scholarly attention in this area. Moreover, gender equality (goal 5) is a key sustainable development goal, essential for social sustainability, emphasizing the significance of this research.