World Bank Gender Transport Surveys : An Overview

Between 2008 and 2010 the transport sector initiated several country surveys to measure road transport needs and the constraints of both men and women, and more specifically how transport is facilitating or constraining access to resources, markets...

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Main Author: Babinard, Julie
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
BUS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/09/15476290/world-bank-gender-transport-surveys-overview
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11684
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topic ACCESS ROADS
ACCESS TO RESOURCES
ACCESSIBILITY
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
BUS
BUS STOPS
BUS TERMINAL
CAPACITY BUILDING
COST OF TRANSPORT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISSEMINATION
DONKEYS
DRIVERS
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC RESOURCES
ENHANCING WOMEN
FAMILY MEMBERS
FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
FOOT BRIDGES
FOOTBRIDGES
FOOTPATHS
FUEL
GENDER
GENDER ACTION
GENDER AND TRANSPORT
GENDER CONSIDERATIONS
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER DIMENSION
GENDER DISTRIBUTION
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER FOCUS
GENDER GAP
GENDER ISSUES
GENDER MAINSTREAMING
GENDER RESEARCH
GENDER SENSITIVE
GENDER SPECIFIC
GENDER STUDIES
GIRLS
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
HANDCARTS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CENTERS
HIGHWAY
HIGHWAYS
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL
HUSBANDS
INCOME
INFORMAL SECTOR
INJURIES
JOURNEY
LIVING STANDARDS
MEANS OF TRANSPORT
MIGRATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
MOBILITY
MOBILITY CONSTRAINTS
MODE OF TRANSPORT
MODES OF TRANSPORT
MOTORCYCLES
MOTORIZED TRANSPORT
MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
NATIONAL EFFORTS
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
PASSENGER
PASSENGER VOLUMES
PEDESTRIAN
PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS
PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
POPULATION DENSITIES
PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY
PROPORTION OF WOMEN
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
QUALITATIVE INFORMATION
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY OF TRANSPORT
QUALITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES
RECONSTRUCTION
RESETTLEMENT
RESPECT
ROAD
ROAD ACCIDENTS
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
ROAD INVESTMENT
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROLE OF WOMEN
RURAL ACCESS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SAFETY
SECURITY SITUATION
SENSITIVE POLICIES
SERVICES TO WOMEN
SIDEWALKS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL FACTORS
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES
SPAN
STONE
STREET LIGHTING
STREETS
STRUCTURES
SUPPORT SERVICES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
TOPOGRAPHY
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC FLOWS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY
TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES
TRANSPORT CONCEPTS
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT DATA
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT MEASURES
TRANSPORT MODE
TRANSPORT OPERATORS
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT PROJECTS
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORT SERVICE
TRANSPORT SURVEYS
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION FACILITY
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
TRAVEL PATTERNS
TRAVEL TIME
TRIP
TRIPS
TYPE OF TRANSPORT
TYPES OF VEHICLES
UNDERPASSES
URBAN AREAS
URBAN STREETS
VEHICLE
VEHICLES
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
VILLAGE AREAS
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN
WALKING
WATER COLLECTION
spellingShingle ACCESS ROADS
ACCESS TO RESOURCES
ACCESSIBILITY
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
BUS
BUS STOPS
BUS TERMINAL
CAPACITY BUILDING
COST OF TRANSPORT
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISSEMINATION
DONKEYS
DRIVERS
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC RESOURCES
ENHANCING WOMEN
FAMILY MEMBERS
FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
FOOT BRIDGES
FOOTBRIDGES
FOOTPATHS
FUEL
GENDER
GENDER ACTION
GENDER AND TRANSPORT
GENDER CONSIDERATIONS
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER DIMENSION
GENDER DISTRIBUTION
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER FOCUS
GENDER GAP
GENDER ISSUES
GENDER MAINSTREAMING
GENDER RESEARCH
GENDER SENSITIVE
GENDER SPECIFIC
GENDER STUDIES
GIRLS
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
HANDCARTS
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CENTERS
HIGHWAY
HIGHWAYS
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL
HUSBANDS
INCOME
INFORMAL SECTOR
INJURIES
JOURNEY
LIVING STANDARDS
MEANS OF TRANSPORT
MIGRATION
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
MOBILITY
MOBILITY CONSTRAINTS
MODE OF TRANSPORT
MODES OF TRANSPORT
MOTORCYCLES
MOTORIZED TRANSPORT
MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES
NATIONAL AUTHORITIES
NATIONAL EFFORTS
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
PASSENGER
PASSENGER VOLUMES
PEDESTRIAN
PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS
PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
POPULATION DENSITIES
PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY
PROPORTION OF WOMEN
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
QUALITATIVE INFORMATION
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY OF TRANSPORT
QUALITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES
RECONSTRUCTION
RESETTLEMENT
RESPECT
ROAD
ROAD ACCIDENTS
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
ROAD INVESTMENT
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROLE OF WOMEN
RURAL ACCESS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SAFETY
SECURITY SITUATION
SENSITIVE POLICIES
SERVICES TO WOMEN
SIDEWALKS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL FACTORS
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES
SPAN
STONE
STREET LIGHTING
STREETS
STRUCTURES
SUPPORT SERVICES
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
TOPOGRAPHY
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC FLOWS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY
TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES
TRANSPORT CONCEPTS
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT DATA
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT MEASURES
TRANSPORT MODE
TRANSPORT OPERATORS
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT PROJECTS
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORT SERVICE
TRANSPORT SURVEYS
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION FACILITY
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
TRAVEL PATTERNS
TRAVEL TIME
TRIP
TRIPS
TYPE OF TRANSPORT
TYPES OF VEHICLES
UNDERPASSES
URBAN AREAS
URBAN STREETS
VEHICLE
VEHICLES
VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
VILLAGE AREAS
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VULNERABILITY
VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN
WALKING
WATER COLLECTION
Babinard, Julie
World Bank Gender Transport Surveys : An Overview
relation Transport Notes Series; No. TRN 43
description Between 2008 and 2010 the transport sector initiated several country surveys to measure road transport needs and the constraints of both men and women, and more specifically how transport is facilitating or constraining access to resources, markets, and employment. These surveys were conducted as part of a lending operation or Economic Sector Work (ESW) with financial support from the Gender Action Plan (GAP), which seeks to advance women's economic empowerment and accelerate the implementation of the Millennium Development Goal 3 (MDG3), promoting gender equality and women's empowerment). A report that reviews the methodology used for each country GAP-funded survey, the design and content of the questionnaires and the likely effect on the analysis shows that women tend to have access to a wider range of social and economic opportunities when transportation is available, safe and secure. The main recommendation of the analysis is that a standardized approach should be promoted for collecting and evaluating gender data in transport and the possible creation of a questionnaire module to be easily adaptable for future surveys to collect and report gender-disaggregated data that can meaningfully inform transport policy. Substantial background work in the transport sector was done to develop a transport module to be used in nationally representative surveys. This work could be expanded upon to focus on gender and transportation.
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author Babinard, Julie
author_facet Babinard, Julie
author_sort Babinard, Julie
title World Bank Gender Transport Surveys : An Overview
title_short World Bank Gender Transport Surveys : An Overview
title_full World Bank Gender Transport Surveys : An Overview
title_fullStr World Bank Gender Transport Surveys : An Overview
title_full_unstemmed World Bank Gender Transport Surveys : An Overview
title_sort world bank gender transport surveys : an overview
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/09/15476290/world-bank-gender-transport-surveys-overview
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11684
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spelling okr-10986-116842021-04-23T14:02:56Z World Bank Gender Transport Surveys : An Overview Babinard, Julie ACCESS ROADS ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCESSIBILITY BEHAVIOR CHANGE BUS BUS STOPS BUS TERMINAL CAPACITY BUILDING COST OF TRANSPORT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISSEMINATION DONKEYS DRIVERS ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC RESOURCES ENHANCING WOMEN FAMILY MEMBERS FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FOOT BRIDGES FOOTBRIDGES FOOTPATHS FUEL GENDER GENDER ACTION GENDER AND TRANSPORT GENDER CONSIDERATIONS GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIMENSION GENDER DISTRIBUTION GENDER EQUALITY GENDER FOCUS GENDER GAP GENDER ISSUES GENDER MAINSTREAMING GENDER RESEARCH GENDER SENSITIVE GENDER SPECIFIC GENDER STUDIES GIRLS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HANDCARTS HEALTH CARE HEALTH CENTERS HIGHWAY HIGHWAYS HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL HUSBANDS INCOME INFORMAL SECTOR INJURIES JOURNEY LIVING STANDARDS MEANS OF TRANSPORT MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL MOBILITY MOBILITY CONSTRAINTS MODE OF TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORT MOTORCYCLES MOTORIZED TRANSPORT MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES NATIONAL AUTHORITIES NATIONAL EFFORTS NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS PASSENGER PASSENGER VOLUMES PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY POPULATION DENSITIES PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY PROPORTION OF WOMEN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC TRANSPORT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION QUALITATIVE INFORMATION QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY OF TRANSPORT QUALITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES RECONSTRUCTION RESETTLEMENT RESPECT ROAD ROAD ACCIDENTS ROAD CONSTRUCTION ROAD INVESTMENT ROAD TRANSPORT ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL ACCESS RURAL AREAS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY SECURITY SITUATION SENSITIVE POLICIES SERVICES TO WOMEN SIDEWALKS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL FACTORS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES SPAN STONE STREET LIGHTING STREETS STRUCTURES SUPPORT SERVICES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL INFORMATION TOPOGRAPHY TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FLOWS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES TRANSPORT CONCEPTS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT DATA TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MEASURES TRANSPORT MODE TRANSPORT OPERATORS TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT PROJECTS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICE TRANSPORT SURVEYS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION FACILITY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS TRAVEL PATTERNS TRAVEL TIME TRIP TRIPS TYPE OF TRANSPORT TYPES OF VEHICLES UNDERPASSES URBAN AREAS URBAN STREETS VEHICLE VEHICLES VEHICULAR TRAFFIC VILLAGE AREAS VOCATIONAL TRAINING VULNERABILITY VULNERABILITY OF WOMEN WALKING WATER COLLECTION Between 2008 and 2010 the transport sector initiated several country surveys to measure road transport needs and the constraints of both men and women, and more specifically how transport is facilitating or constraining access to resources, markets, and employment. These surveys were conducted as part of a lending operation or Economic Sector Work (ESW) with financial support from the Gender Action Plan (GAP), which seeks to advance women's economic empowerment and accelerate the implementation of the Millennium Development Goal 3 (MDG3), promoting gender equality and women's empowerment). A report that reviews the methodology used for each country GAP-funded survey, the design and content of the questionnaires and the likely effect on the analysis shows that women tend to have access to a wider range of social and economic opportunities when transportation is available, safe and secure. The main recommendation of the analysis is that a standardized approach should be promoted for collecting and evaluating gender data in transport and the possible creation of a questionnaire module to be easily adaptable for future surveys to collect and report gender-disaggregated data that can meaningfully inform transport policy. Substantial background work in the transport sector was done to develop a transport module to be used in nationally representative surveys. This work could be expanded upon to focus on gender and transportation. 2012-08-13T15:43:29Z 2012-08-13T15:43:29Z 2011-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/09/15476290/world-bank-gender-transport-surveys-overview http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11684 English Transport Notes Series; No. TRN 43 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research