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The ABCs of the Role of Public Transport in Women’s Economic Empowerment

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dc.contributor.authorAlam, Muneeza Mehmood
dc.contributor.authorBagnoli, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorKerzhner, Tamara
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-13T16:10:15Z
dc.date.available2023-04-13T16:10:15Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-13
dc.description.abstractThere is increasing recognition that deficiencies in the public transport system impact men and women differently. While transport systems have been shown to play a significant role in women’s participation in the labor force globally, this topic has been little explored in the Middle East and North Africa. This paper examines the effect of the spatial accessibility, availability, and safety of public transportation on women’s labor market outcomes in three capital cities in the Middle East and North Africa—Amman in Jordan, Beirut in Lebanon, and Cairo in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The analysis uses three types of data collected for each city in 2022, namely, household mobility surveys, transit network data, and built environment audits. The paper investigates how the spatial accessibility of jobs in each city, the availability of public transportation close to residential locations, and the safety of public transit stops affect the labor force participation of women and their likelihood of employment. The main findings are that: (a) accessibility, availability, and safety appear to impact women’s labor force participation differentially in each city, and these impacts also vary by income level; and (b) although accessibility, availability, and safety appear to impact women’s labor force participation, they have overall little impact on women’s employment probability. The paper takes these two findings to imply that: (a) a one-size-fits-all-women solution is not appropriate when designing public transport systems; and (b) although public transport plays a critical role in improving women’s access to employment opportunities, complementary actions are needed to translate these gains into gainful employment.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099453304112340447/IDU09fd403a504f570402a08c2e0e32140f5e54e
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10404
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/39682
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10404
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MOBILITY
dc.subjectGENDER BARRIERS
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSIT
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT AND WOMEN'S LABOR MARKET OUTCOME
dc.subjectACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.titleThe ABCs of the Role of Public Transport in Women’s Economic Empowermenten
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleThe ABCs of the Role of Public Transport in Women’s Economic Empowerment
okr.date.disclosure2023-04-11
okr.date.lastmodified2023-04-11T00:00:00Zen
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10404
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okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economic Policy
okr.topicGender::Gender and Transport
okr.topicGender::Gender and Public Expenditures
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Employment and Shared Growth
okr.unitTransport - MNA (IMNT1)
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