Publication: Mainstreaming Gender in Road Transport : Operational Guidance for World Bank Staff
Date
2010-03
ISSN
Published
2010-03
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
The paper aims to provide guidance for
both transport and gender specialists on how to mainstream
gender-related considerations into road transport projects
to improve development effectiveness, sustainability and to
reduce gender inequality. The paper draws attention to the
most basic ways in which gender affects and is affected by
transport policies and projects and provides practical
approaches to address gender-related problems in road
transport projects. Women and men have different travel and
transport needs due to their different social and economic
roles and activities. Women also face different constraints
than men in accessing, using and paying for transport
services. Transport can play a significant role in
ameliorating or exacerbating the life conditions of women,
particularly when poor and living in developing countries,
depending on the extent to which gender differences are
taken into account. The paper provides examples of entry
points for mainstreaming gender into various road project
contexts in urban, rural areas, highlighting documented good
practices in this area. The paper identifies opportunities
where women can play a role in the planning and
implementation of road transport operations, particularly
through participatory approaches and labor-based road
construction. Included is an innovative table that presents
examples of data and indicators to be collected for creating
a baseline and for measuring results at the project level.
Citation
“World Bank. 2010. Mainstreaming Gender in Road Transport : Operational Guidance for World Bank Staff. Transport paper series;no. TP-28. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17455 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”