Building Capacity to Make Transport Work for Women and Men in Vietnam : Gender and Transport Challenges

Women and men use rural and urban transport for different purposes based on their socially determined roles and responsibilities. Poor rural transport systems limit access to markets, education, and health services for all, but even more so for wom...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESSIBILITY ACCIDENTS ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AIR AIR POLLUTION AWARENESS RAISING BAC BIKES BRIDGES CAPACITY BUILDING CLIMATE CHANGE COST EFFECTIVENESS CULTURAL RESTRICTIONS CULVERTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FARES FEMALE LABOR FLOODING FLOW OF TRAFFIC FRAMEWORK FUEL GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER AND TRANSPORT GENDER DEVELOPMENT GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY POLICY GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER POLICY GIRLS GRASS ROOTS HIGHWAY HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INTEGRATION OF GENDER JOURNEYS LOCAL WOMEN LONGER DISTANCES MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MOTORCYCLES MOTORIZED TRANSPORT PASSENGER PASSENGER SAFETY PATHS PEAK HOURS PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PERSONAL SECURITY POOR RURAL TRANSPORT POOR WOMEN PUBLIC TRANSPORT RESETTLEMENT ROAD ROAD CLASSIFICATION ROAD DESIGN ROAD IMPROVEMENT ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD MAINTENANCE INITIATIVE ROAD SAFETY ROAD TRANSPORT ROUTES RURAL AREAS RURAL ROAD RURAL ROAD MAINTENANCE RURAL ROADS RURAL TRANSPORT RURAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STORMS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRAFFIC SAFETY TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN TRAILS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACCESS TRANSPORT CAPACITY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PROBLEMS TRANSPORT PROJECT TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRAVEL TIMES TRIP TRIP CHAINING TRIPS URBAN TRANSPORT VIOLENCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16222380/building-capacity-make-transport-work-women-men-vietnam-gender-transport-challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10065

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spelling	okr-10986-100652021-04-23T14:02:48Z Building Capacity to Make Transport Work for Women and Men in Vietnam : Gender and Transport Challenges World Bank ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESSIBILITY ACCIDENTS ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AIR AIR POLLUTION AWARENESS RAISING BAC BIKES BRIDGES CAPACITY BUILDING CLIMATE CHANGE COST EFFECTIVENESS CULTURAL RESTRICTIONS CULVERTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FARES FEMALE LABOR FLOODING FLOW OF TRAFFIC FRAMEWORK FUEL GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER AND TRANSPORT GENDER DEVELOPMENT GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY POLICY GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER POLICY GIRLS GRASS ROOTS HIGHWAY HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INTEGRATION OF GENDER JOURNEYS LOCAL WOMEN LONGER DISTANCES MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MOTORCYCLES MOTORIZED TRANSPORT PASSENGER PASSENGER SAFETY PATHS PEAK HOURS PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PERSONAL SECURITY POOR RURAL TRANSPORT POOR WOMEN PUBLIC TRANSPORT RESETTLEMENT ROAD ROAD CLASSIFICATION ROAD DESIGN ROAD IMPROVEMENT ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD MAINTENANCE INITIATIVE ROAD SAFETY ROAD TRANSPORT ROUTES RURAL AREAS RURAL ROAD RURAL ROAD MAINTENANCE RURAL ROADS RURAL TRANSPORT RURAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STORMS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRAFFIC SAFETY TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN TRAILS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACCESS TRANSPORT CAPACITY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PROBLEMS TRANSPORT PROJECT TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRAVEL TIMES TRIP TRIP CHAINING TRIPS URBAN TRANSPORT VIOLENCE Women and men use rural and urban transport for different purposes based on their socially determined roles and responsibilities. Poor rural transport systems limit access to markets, education, and health services for all, but even more so for women and girls. Female mobility is often constrained by heavy domestic work-loads and time spent traveling by foot, carrying heavy loads over rough trails. Time poverty combines with cultural restrictions to limit women's and girls' economic, educational opportunities and participation in community decision-making, particularly for ethnic minority women in remote mountainous areas. Gender differences in mobility and access are also affected by ability to pay for transport services. Most women have more limited access to financial and other resources, and inadequate voice in local level transport priority setting than men. Gender and Transport capacity building needs to be grounded in practical, on-the ground country realities in the transport sector and draw on the experience of transport specialists who have addressed gender in their work or clearly understand the entry points. Participatory gender and transport capacity building that provides opportunities for applying what is learned to transport problems is more effective than a lecture format. 2012-08-13T10:19:02Z 2012-08-13T10:19:02Z 2012-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16222380/building-capacity-make-transport-work-women-men-vietnam-gender-transport-challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10065 English Social Development Notes CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Vietnam
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topic	ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESSIBILITY ACCIDENTS ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AIR AIR POLLUTION AWARENESS RAISING BAC BIKES BRIDGES CAPACITY BUILDING CLIMATE CHANGE COST EFFECTIVENESS CULTURAL RESTRICTIONS CULVERTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FARES FEMALE LABOR FLOODING FLOW OF TRAFFIC FRAMEWORK FUEL GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER AND TRANSPORT GENDER DEVELOPMENT GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY POLICY GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER POLICY GIRLS GRASS ROOTS HIGHWAY HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INTEGRATION OF GENDER JOURNEYS LOCAL WOMEN LONGER DISTANCES MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MOTORCYCLES MOTORIZED TRANSPORT PASSENGER PASSENGER SAFETY PATHS PEAK HOURS PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PERSONAL SECURITY POOR RURAL TRANSPORT POOR WOMEN PUBLIC TRANSPORT RESETTLEMENT ROAD ROAD CLASSIFICATION ROAD DESIGN ROAD IMPROVEMENT ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD MAINTENANCE INITIATIVE ROAD SAFETY ROAD TRANSPORT ROUTES RURAL AREAS RURAL ROAD RURAL ROAD MAINTENANCE RURAL ROADS RURAL TRANSPORT RURAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STORMS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRAFFIC SAFETY TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN TRAILS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACCESS TRANSPORT CAPACITY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PROBLEMS TRANSPORT PROJECT TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRAVEL TIMES TRIP TRIP CHAINING TRIPS URBAN TRANSPORT VIOLENCE
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESSIBILITY ACCIDENTS ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AIR AIR POLLUTION AWARENESS RAISING BAC BIKES BRIDGES CAPACITY BUILDING CLIMATE CHANGE COST EFFECTIVENESS CULTURAL RESTRICTIONS CULVERTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FARES FEMALE LABOR FLOODING FLOW OF TRAFFIC FRAMEWORK FUEL GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER AND TRANSPORT GENDER DEVELOPMENT GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY POLICY GENDER GAP GENDER GAPS GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER POLICY GIRLS GRASS ROOTS HIGHWAY HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INTEGRATION OF GENDER JOURNEYS LOCAL WOMEN LONGER DISTANCES MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT MOBILITY MOTORCYCLES MOTORIZED TRANSPORT PASSENGER PASSENGER SAFETY PATHS PEAK HOURS PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PERSONAL SECURITY POOR RURAL TRANSPORT POOR WOMEN PUBLIC TRANSPORT RESETTLEMENT ROAD ROAD CLASSIFICATION ROAD DESIGN ROAD IMPROVEMENT ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD MAINTENANCE INITIATIVE ROAD SAFETY ROAD TRANSPORT ROUTES RURAL AREAS RURAL ROAD RURAL ROAD MAINTENANCE RURAL ROADS RURAL TRANSPORT RURAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STORMS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC CONGESTION TRAFFIC SAFETY TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN TRAILS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACCESS TRANSPORT CAPACITY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT PROBLEMS TRANSPORT PROJECT TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SPECIALISTS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRAVEL TIMES TRIP TRIP CHAINING TRIPS URBAN TRANSPORT VIOLENCE World Bank Building Capacity to Make Transport Work for Women and Men in Vietnam : Gender and Transport Challenges
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description	Women and men use rural and urban transport for different purposes based on their socially determined roles and responsibilities. Poor rural transport systems limit access to markets, education, and health services for all, but even more so for women and girls. Female mobility is often constrained by heavy domestic work-loads and time spent traveling by foot, carrying heavy loads over rough trails. Time poverty combines with cultural restrictions to limit women's and girls' economic, educational opportunities and participation in community decision-making, particularly for ethnic minority women in remote mountainous areas. Gender differences in mobility and access are also affected by ability to pay for transport services. Most women have more limited access to financial and other resources, and inadequate voice in local level transport priority setting than men. Gender and Transport capacity building needs to be grounded in practical, on-the ground country realities in the transport sector and draw on the experience of transport specialists who have addressed gender in their work or clearly understand the entry points. Participatory gender and transport capacity building that provides opportunities for applying what is learned to transport problems is more effective than a lecture format.
format	Publications & Research :: Brief
author	World Bank
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title	Building Capacity to Make Transport Work for Women and Men in Vietnam : Gender and Transport Challenges
title_short	Building Capacity to Make Transport Work for Women and Men in Vietnam : Gender and Transport Challenges
title_full	Building Capacity to Make Transport Work for Women and Men in Vietnam : Gender and Transport Challenges
title_fullStr	Building Capacity to Make Transport Work for Women and Men in Vietnam : Gender and Transport Challenges
title_full_unstemmed	Building Capacity to Make Transport Work for Women and Men in Vietnam : Gender and Transport Challenges
title_sort	building capacity to make transport work for women and men in vietnam : gender and transport challenges
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/16222380/building-capacity-make-transport-work-women-men-vietnam-gender-transport-challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10065
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Building Capacity to Make Transport Work for Women and Men in Vietnam : Gender and Transport Challenges

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