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Gender, transport and mobilityGender, transport and mobilityPresentation to TRANSGEN Advisory Board January 2007Presentation to TRANSGEN Advisory Board January 2007

http://www.sociology.ku.dk/koordinationen/transgenhttp://www.sociology.ku.dk/koordinationen/transgen

Margaret Grieco,Margaret Grieco,Professor of Transport and Society, Transport Professor of Transport and Society, Transport

Research Institute,Research Institute,Napier University, Edinburgh EH11 4BNNapier University, Edinburgh EH11 4BN

[email protected]@napier.ac.uk

Most relevant current issuesMost relevant current issuesTime poverty of womenTime poverty of womenPolitical consequences of constrained Political consequences of constrained mobility/accessibilitymobility/accessibilityHealth consequences of Health consequences of contemporary gendered mobilitycontemporary gendered mobilityRising maternal mortality in AfricaRising maternal mortality in AfricaGender sensitive redesign of mobility Gender sensitive redesign of mobility systems utilising new information systems utilising new information communication technologiescommunication technologies

Most relevant literatureMost relevant literatureWomen and transport: Mobility is Women and transport: Mobility is gender specific.gender specific.The European The European CommissionCommission by Alfonso Gonzalez Finat by Alfonso Gonzalez Finat http://www.cityshelter.org/13_mobil/20tenhttp://www.cityshelter.org/13_mobil/20tend.htmd.htm

This link provides access to a longer text on This link provides access to a longer text on women and transport. It is important women and transport. It is important because the Commission is here because the Commission is here recognising that mobility is gender specific recognising that mobility is gender specific and provision must be made accordingly. and provision must be made accordingly. It is a critical policy text.It is a critical policy text.

Most relevant literature (2)Most relevant literature (2)Gender and Transport Gender and Transport in Less Developed in Less Developed CountriesCountries Deike Peters, Co-Deike Peters, Co-Coordinator, UN CSD Caucus on Coordinator, UN CSD Caucus on Sustainable Transport Sustainable Transport

http://www.cityshelter.org/13_mobil/23tend.http://www.cityshelter.org/13_mobil/23tend.htmhtmThis short briefing paper provides a good This short briefing paper provides a good

overview of gender and transport issues overview of gender and transport issues within the development contextwithin the development context

Most relevant literature (3)Most relevant literature (3)

Maternal mortality and transport tool Maternal mortality and transport tool kit. Margaret Grieco and Jeff Turner kit. Margaret Grieco and Jeff Turner

http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/mhttp://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/mg294/maternalmortality.htmlg294/maternalmortality.html

This tool kit brings together the key This tool kit brings together the key materials on maternal mortality and materials on maternal mortality and transport in Africa.transport in Africa.

Most relevant literature (4)Most relevant literature (4)

Robin Law Robin Law BBeyond ‘women and transport’: eyond ‘women and transport’: towards new geographies of gender towards new geographies of gender and daily mobility and daily mobility Progress in Human Progress in Human Geography, Vol. 23, No. 4, 567-588 Geography, Vol. 23, No. 4, 567-588 (1999)(1999)This article argues that it is important to This article argues that it is important to move beyond a ‘women and transport’ move beyond a ‘women and transport’ perspective and to develop a full gender perspective and to develop a full gender analysis of mobility.analysis of mobility.

Most relevant literature (5)Most relevant literature (5)Margaret Walsh: Margaret Walsh: Gender and the Gender and the Automobile in the United States: Automobile in the United States: Placing Gender and Automobiles Placing Gender and Automobiles into Perspective into Perspective

http://www.autolife.umd.umich.edu/Gehttp://www.autolife.umd.umich.edu/Gender/Walsh/G_Overview1.htmnder/Walsh/G_Overview1.htmThese web pages provide a useful These web pages provide a useful

historical overview of the relationship historical overview of the relationship between gender and the automobile.between gender and the automobile.

Most relevant mapping projects (1)Most relevant mapping projects (1)

What Men and Women Want: A What Men and Women Want: A Practical Guide to Gender and Practical Guide to Gender and Participation Participation

Helen Helen BuhaenkoBuhaenko Vikki ButlerVikki Butler Charlotte Charlotte FlowerFlower Sue SmithSue Smith Oxfam, 2004Oxfam, 2004

This book provides an example of mobility This book provides an example of mobility mapping in Wales from a gendered mapping in Wales from a gendered perspective.perspective.


Wendy Walker at al. of World Bank on Wendy Walker at al. of World Bank on gendered mobility mapping in Lesotho gendered mobility mapping in Lesotho using GIS.using GIS.

http://www.gendertransportconf.com/http://www.gendertransportconf.com/UploadedFiles/Ms%20WendyUploadedFiles/Ms%20Wendy%20Walker.pdf%20Walker.pdf

This work indicates the search for greater This work indicates the search for greater precision around gender and mobility precision around gender and mobility for development policy purposes.for development policy purposes.


Gender in Norway:Gender in Norway:

http://www.gender.no/http://www.gender.no/

The Norwegian government has The Norwegian government has established a site to track and established a site to track and display progress on gender equity. display progress on gender equity. The site has the goal of international The site has the goal of international visibility. Gender and transport/ visibility. Gender and transport/ gender and mobility do not show as gender and mobility do not show as main categories on this site.main categories on this site.


Women’s and gender budgets:an Women’s and gender budgets:an annotated resource list. annotated resource list. (Prepared for (Prepared for the Swedish International Development the Swedish International Development Cooperation) by Hazel Reeves and Heike Cooperation) by Hazel Reeves and Heike Wach January 1999: BRIDGE, IDSWach January 1999: BRIDGE, IDS

http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/reports/http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/reports/bb9c.pdfbb9c.pdf

This provides an institutional mapping or This provides an institutional mapping or listing of gendered budgets.listing of gendered budgets.


Detailed mapping projects of Detailed mapping projects of gendered mobility are scarce on the gendered mobility are scarce on the ground. There is a need for ground. There is a need for substantial improvement in respect substantial improvement in respect of mapping gendered mobility both of mapping gendered mobility both in terms of journeys made and in in terms of journeys made and in terms of suppressed journeys.terms of suppressed journeys.

Most important transport policy Most important transport policy boards in Europeboards in Europe

National Ministries of TransportNational Ministries of TransportMunicipal and City Transport authoritiesMunicipal and City Transport authoritiesEuropean Union Transport AuthoritiesEuropean Union Transport AuthoritiesNational Ministries for International National Ministries for International DevelopmentDevelopmentNational Research Funding BodiesNational Research Funding Bodies

Despite the recent inclusion of gender and Despite the recent inclusion of gender and transport within the European Framework, transport within the European Framework, there is still relatively little visibility of this there is still relatively little visibility of this issue in the governance framework of issue in the governance framework of member states.member states.

ConclusionConclusionThe evidence of gendered mobility is The evidence of gendered mobility is sufficient for the launching of substantial sufficient for the launching of substantial research programmes within this field of research programmes within this field of social policy inquiry, however, the social policy inquiry, however, the resources allocated within Member States resources allocated within Member States and across Europe are insufficient in the and across Europe are insufficient in the present to provide the systematic analysis present to provide the systematic analysis required for a major correction to gender-required for a major correction to gender-deficient European mobility systems.deficient European mobility systems.

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