Putting Focus on Female Business Travelers

Troubling new research shows that women who travel for business tend to remain silent about sexual harassment and other threats they endure. Four out of five U.S. women business travelers polled by the Global Business Travel Association said they had experienced a safety issue in the last year, and just over half of them always or sometimes report these issues to their company or travel manager. While the sector has renewed its focus on physical security following a few years marked by terrorism and political instability around the world, much more needs to be done to support women as they routinely face threats to their safety. Earlier research on the subject found that travel policies don't really focus on issues affecting women. Companies can start by creating s