TY - JOUR
T1 - Devising gender-responsive transport policies in South Asia
AU - Joshi, Saakshi
AU - Roy, Sanghamitra
AU - Mowri, Seama
AU - Bailey, Ajay
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) and Utrecht University, The Netherlands as part of the research project EQUIMOB - 'Inclusive Cities through Equitable access to Urban Mobility Infrastructures for India and Bangladesh' under the research programme Joint Sustainable Development Goal research initiative with project number W 07.30318.003. We acknowledge the contribution of all the participants and thank them for their wholehearted participation and enthusiasm. We would also like to thank the NGOs and acquaintances who assisted with participant recruitment. We also thank the reviewers of this paper for their clear suggestions and feedback.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Over time, the transport sector has grown more cognisant of gender differences in planning and policy. Yet, extant literature on transport shows that challenges, such as sexual harassment of women still prevail. The value of this study is its contribution towards gender-responsive transport policies with a focus on women by highlighting (1) the spectrum of barriers that prevent women’s mobility across origin to destination journeys; and (2) construction of safety by using interventions and tools available to them, namely technology, women-only solutions, and infrastructural design. The findings are based on data from in-depth interviews with women participants in two Indian cities–Delhi and Kolkata. Drawing from our research, key policy suggestions include framing interventions in a rights-based manner, institutionalising gender-disaggregated data to inform interventions, and sensitising institutions such as the law enforcement on gender equity and women’s rights to the city. This research would be especially beneficial for regions in and beyond South Asia sharing similar contexts.
AB - Over time, the transport sector has grown more cognisant of gender differences in planning and policy. Yet, extant literature on transport shows that challenges, such as sexual harassment of women still prevail. The value of this study is its contribution towards gender-responsive transport policies with a focus on women by highlighting (1) the spectrum of barriers that prevent women’s mobility across origin to destination journeys; and (2) construction of safety by using interventions and tools available to them, namely technology, women-only solutions, and infrastructural design. The findings are based on data from in-depth interviews with women participants in two Indian cities–Delhi and Kolkata. Drawing from our research, key policy suggestions include framing interventions in a rights-based manner, institutionalising gender-disaggregated data to inform interventions, and sensitising institutions such as the law enforcement on gender equity and women’s rights to the city. This research would be especially beneficial for regions in and beyond South Asia sharing similar contexts.
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U2 - 10.1080/13552074.2022.2066266
DO - 10.1080/13552074.2022.2066266
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85137657362
SN - 1355-2074
VL - 30
SP - 59
EP - 76
JO - Gender and Development
JF - Gender and Development
IS - 1-2
ER -