Christel GOOSSENS
Sustainable Gender Practices in Mobility
Sustainable Gender Practices in Mobility benchmarks best practices to promote gender equity and safety in public transport planning and operations.
Defining Gender Benchmarks and Best Practices
How can we develop mobility that offers people of all genders equal opportunities to access education, work, social and cultural activities?
Sustainable Gender Practices in Mobility was a six-month project commissioned by the European Investment Bank and undertaken by UITP and Goodpoint.
During this period, benchmarks on current gender practices in sustainable mobility were developed, and best practices related to planning, project implementation, and operations were identified.
The study examined, for example, whether women were represented in the workforce at all management levels and reviewed the safety measures that were in place to ensure passengers felt protected from violence and harassment.
It also assessed how new projects integrated the needs of different users, ensuring comfortable door-to-door travel.
The research contributed to mainstreaming gender equality in public transport projects.
Much of the work was supported by UITP’s Diversity & Inclusion Working Group, drawing on extensive experience from initiatives, surveys, and the advocacy campaign PT4ME.
Tackling issues with gender and mobility is a crucial part of the transition to inclusive, green societies. The public transport sector must reflect the needs of our communities and the work over the next six months will support the mainstreaming of gender in public transport projects.
Lindsey Mancini
UITP Senior Director, Membership Marketing and Services
Lindsey Mancini
UITP Senior Director, Membership Marketing and Services
Key Facts
- If women’s views were taken into consideration when designing and operating transportation systems, the use of energy and emissions from passenger transport would decrease by 29%.
- If men would travel as women already do today, emissions would be reduced by 18%.
- In the UK, the design of railway stations in a gender-responsive and inclusive way resulted in a return on investment of 2.4:1
Source: 2021, 2X Collaborative, 2X Climate Finance Taskforce, CDC Group plc, European Investment Bank (EIB), and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
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