Dr Petra Debusscher EIT gender expert petra debusschergmail

Dr. Petra Debusscher - EIT gender expert petra. debusscher@gmail. com

Women standing in line for the toilet at St Pancras Railway Station Amsterdam offers 35 public urinals for men compared with just three toilets designed for women

Standard crash test dummy has a male build – scaled-down male made to represent women Male and female dummy next to each other (left), differences between male and female build: red represents an average female and blue represents an average male (middle), female dummy model Eva. RID (right). Source: ADSEAT – EU funded project within the 7 th framework programme

Men and women still have different roles in society (although these are becoming more blurred) and this affects their travel patterns. Gender differences affecting travel pattern. Source: CIVITAS Policy Note (2014).

A normal day for a women in Western Europe. Source: CIVITAS Policy Note (2014).

Source: CIVITAS Policy Note (2014)

Urban planning impacts safety, income and quality of life. Source: EIGE (2020).

Main issues for women with respect to mobility and accessibility Possible solutions Shattered destinations and travel times, frequent and short trips Investment in re-scheduling transport Walkability Encourage biking/bikeability Public space/social infrastructure nearby Frequent travelling with children, dependents and/or loads Spatial accessibility, avoid steps or kerbs, provide elevators and keep them functioning, ensure sufficient capacity of public transport, ensure density and frequency of the network Public space infrastructure (parks, playgrounds, benches, public toilets) Provide areas where children can be cared for (e. g. in railway stations, subways…) Less access to economic opportunities and a gender pay gap Affordable public transport Walkability Encourage biking/bikeability Harassment in public space, higher vulnerability to crime Urban design that allows visibility and social control Lighting Provide possibilities to call help Female staff Door-to-door services Awareness raising campaigns Table adapted from: Allen (2018). Approaches for gender responsive urban mobility. Published by GIZ

Source: CIVITAS Policy Note (2014). • UM Innovations need to take gender into account if they want to be effective, user-friendly and sustainable • Gender sensitive planning early on • Include women in the design phase, as both experts and endusers

Source: CIVITAS Policy Note (2014).

• European Institute for Gender Equality (2020) Urban mobility: Gendersensitive infrastructure. • GIZ-SUTP (2018) Allen, H. Approaches for gender responsive urban mobility. • CIVITAS Policy Note (2014) Maffii, S. , Malgieri, P. , Di Bartolo, C. Gender equality and mobility: mind the gap! • European Commission Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (2014) She moves: Women’s Issues in Transportation