An Introduction to Women and Mobility in Emerging Economies

Syllabus

• Week 1

  Orientation week

  • Introduction to Women & Mobility in Emerging Economies

    At first glance, transport infrastructure and services can seem gender neutral. In this course you will discover why this is not the case, and how this negatively impacts women and other marginalised groups around the world.

• Week 2

  Women's mobility patterns and transport needs

  • Week 2's learning objective

    By the end of this week, you will be able to describe the various challenges in a woman’s typical daily journey and recognise the link between trip patterns and women’s traditional roles.

  • Describe the traditional or typical mobility patterns of women

    The typical mobility patterns of women are pattens of people who mostly work inside the home and take responsibility for running a household, and who provide care for others, such as children or elders.

  • Recognise the link between trip purposes, women’s traditional roles, and mobility needs

    Women's traditional roles in society lead to particular trip purposes and needs. For example, women make trips related to care-giving and household management, which lead to travel patterns that are not always well served.

  • Illustrate the pain points or challenges in women's typical journeys

    In this activity, you can start your journey toward achieving the course’s overall objectives – to understand how women travel, where the challenges lie, and how to ensure that transport services better serve women's needs.

  • Explain the origins of approaches to transport provision and services

    In this activity, we explore how public transport usually operates on work-commuter timetables, and so caters for the travel patterns of people who work outside the home.

  • This week's takeaways

    Congratulations on finishing Week 2. We conclude the week with a quiz, summary notes, references for your file, and other resources.

• Week 3

  Why women’s transport and mobility needs matter

  • Week 3's learning objective

    By the end of this week you'll be able to identify the impact that poor access to transport and mobility has on women and society, and understand how good access and mobility can transform opportunities for women.

  • Advocate for women’s transport and mobility needs being met

    Here we’ll explore the negative impact on women's lives, and on society as a whole, when women are unable to move freely and travel where they need to go. You'll learn to develop arguments for why women's needs must be met.

  • Find out how inclusive transport and mobility can change women’s lives

    Inclusive transport can increase women's access to healthcare, education, employment and opportunities for livelihoods, and to full inclusion in decision making and community life.

  • Propose transport interventions that are gender-equitable

    In this activity, you’ll get to identify and evaluate an intervention or solution that sets out to be gender-responsive or change women’s lives. You’ll also get to make suggestions to improve on these interventions (if necessary).

  • This week's takeaways

    Congratulations on finishing Week 3. We conclude the week with a quiz, summary notes, references for your file, and other resources.

• Week 4

  A focus on safety in public transport and public spaces

  • Week 4's learning objective

    By the end of this week, you'll be able to propose high-level safety interventions that meet minimum standards and are also empowering or transformative to women.

  • Explore how unsafe transportation and public spaces restrict women's lives

    Harassment and violence are more common than you might think, no matter the country or continent. This week we will explore the impact of poor personal safety, and share methods of addressing these challenges.

  • Casebook: Discover approaches and actions to build safe, inclusive mobility

    We have spent time painting a picture of how the lack of safety limits women's lives. Now it's time to see how women are reclaiming their right to move, and how your work can support and build safer transport and public spaces.

  • Propose safety interventions that protect and empower women

    Lighting and pedestrian infrastructure are essential for safety, but so are behavioural and social interventions to address the underlying causes of danger. In this activity, you get to design a comprehensive safety intervention.

  • This week's takeaways

    Congratulations on finishing Week 4. We conclude the week with a quiz, summary notes, references for your file, and other resources.

• Week 5

  The importance of women working in transport

  • Week 5's learning objective

    By the end of this week, you'll have learned why including women is economically transformative, as well as why women as decision-makers and workers make transport systems more efficient and more sustainable for all.

  • Understand the importance of women in the transport world

    This week, we look at women working in the transport industry and the positive impact they bring as both employees and decision-makers. We’ll also find out how to create inviting and supportive work environments for women.

  • Identify the barriers to women entering the transport industry

    By understanding the challenges and barriers women face when entering and staying in the transport sector, we can work together to create a more inclusive and supportive environment for women in this field.

  • Casebook: Explore gender-responsive strategies and actions in the workplace and beyond

    In this activity, we discuss how to encourage women to join the transport sector and thrive. These strategies vary from building the right partnerships, gender-responsive recruitment, and providing appropriate protective clothing.

  • Apply your knowledge in your own work or neighbourhood

    Here we put the week’s insights together to imagine how a project outcome could be different, if women had been part of the decision-making and implementation teams.

  • This week's takeaways

    Congratulations on finishing Week 5. We conclude the week with a quiz, summary notes, references for your file, and other resources.

• Week 6

  Putting it all together — Planning, Action, Evaluation

  • Week 6's learning objective

    By the end of this week you'll be able to make the case for collecting gender-disaggregated data, understand how to collect data in a gender-sensitive way, and create an outline for a gender-responsive transport project or plan.

  • Identify gender data needs

    In this activity, we will explore the types of data that are important to collect regarding how women travel, and share some ideas for participatory methods of gathering this data.

  • Reflect on how to collect gender data with women's meaningful participation

    In this activity we consider how knowledge about women’s mobility needs is created and made visible. We will look at typical as well as more innovative and participatory ways of collecting data.

  • Understand how to use gender-disaggregated data for planning and implementation

    In this Activity we build on the discussion in Step 6.5, about how good data—when taken on board—can lead to better decisions and wiser infrastructure investments.

  • Putting it all together

    Your journey map has taken you step by step from diagnosing a problem and explaining why it matters, to planning gender-responsive and gender-transformative solutions, collecting supportive data, and developing success indicators.

  • This week's takeaways

    Congratulations on finishing the course. We conclude the week with a quiz, summary notes, references for your file, and other resources. And please do stay in touch! If you haven't built up your network list, this is your chance.

  • Live session

    As part of this course, we had the opportunity to meet live with the course creator, Gail Jennings, on June 3.

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