New Ways to Achieve Gender Equality in Transport – Keynote Jim Walker
Tomorrow.Mobility #Future and Digital Transportation, #Gender Equality, #Public Transport, #Transport Infrastructure, #Travel Behaviour, #Urban Planning
Congress Area | Mobility Room
Wednesday, November 16
14:15h - 14:30h
A growing body of evidence points to the differences between men and women travel patterns and mode usage. While it is common to consider urban transport to be gender-neutral, transport planning is unconsciously biased towards traditional male travel patterns and modes. What are the structural gender differences and mobility patterns resulting from them? How can they be best taken into account by cities and urban planners?