Every year on International Women's Day, we celebrate women who are breaking barriers and quietly redefining industries.

Across industries around the world, women continue to challenge stereotypes and redefine what leadership and capability look like.

Today, I am throwing the spotlight on Mary Lalako Agboli, a 32-year-old coach driver working at the terminal of Accra(Kotoka) International Airport, Ghana.

Mary has spent the last seven years in the transport industry, building experience and confidence behind the wheel.

Her journey into airport transport began with Ayalolo Bus Company (a government transport company), where she started her career as a driver. Through the company’s contract with the airport, she eventually transitioned into her current role as a coach driver serving all airport operations.

But her motivation started long before that.

Mary indicates she was always inspired whenever she saw women driving cars; however, she wanted to do something different and outstanding.

Instead of stopping at driving smaller vehicles, she chose to train and learn how to operate large passenger buses, entering a space that is still heavily male-dominated.

Today, she confidently drives large airport coaches, safely transporting passengers and staff every day.

Like many women in male-dominated industries, Mary has faced challenges.

Sometimes when she is on the road, other drivers underestimate her simply because she is a woman driving a large bus.

But through efficiency, professionalism and confidence, Mary continues to prove that skill and competence are not defined by gender.

Looking ahead, Mary hopes, one day to establish her own transport company, contributing even more to the mobility and logistics industry.

I asked her what advice she would give to other women. Her message was simple but powerful:

“Grab every opportunity that comes your way. Stay focused and be determined in life.”

Mary’s story reflects a larger conversation about women in the supply chain, logistics, and Transportation industry, an industry that remains underrepresented by women, yet women like Mary are gradually changing that narrative.

Sometimes progress does not begin with policies or conferences; sometimes it begins with one woman deciding to take the “driver’s seat”. A woman who is willing to GIVE her effort and time so the world will GAIN from her talent.

On this International Women's Day, we celebrate women like Mary who are quietly breaking barriers and inspiring the next generation to believe that no industry is out of reach.

Happy International Women’s Day to all the women driving change in the Supply Chain, Logistics & Transportation industry and beyond.