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Gender and Transport

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Women carrying cotton in Burkina Faso

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Transport is not gender-neutral: women and men have different mobility needs and patterns, which transport policies need to acknowledge
  • Inadequate transport systems can restrict women’s access to education, economic opportunities and healthcare
  • The World Bank publications listed below look at the nexus between gender and transport, and explore how to make transport work for women

Making transport work for women and men : challenges and opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region - lessons from case studies, June 2012

World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development, September 2011

Gender and Transport in the Middle East and North Africa Region : Case studies from the West Bank and Yemen, December 2011

Mainstreaming Gender in Road Transport: Operational Guidance for World Bank Staff, March 2010

Transporting HIV Prevention across Borders: The HIV/AIDS Project for the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor, December 2009

Making Rural Roads Work for Both Women and Men: The Example of Peru's Rural Roads Program, 2004

Transport’s Role in Reducing Maternal Mortality in Malaysia and Sri Lanka, see : Investing in maternal health : learning from Malaysia and Sri Lanka, December 2003

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