Do transport professionals GET IT? The Gender Equality Toolkit in Transport

Abstract

It is well documented that transport accessibility and mobility is not gender-neutral. Research has shown that when gender is not explicitly considered during transport planning and design processes the outcomes are more likely to disadvantage women. Without adequate transport provision, women's full participation in society is restricted. As a sector, we have a responsibility to respond to these challenges to ensure that transport systems and the associated infrastructure are accessible, safe, attractive and easy to navigate for all users. In response to this challenge, the Gender Equality Toolkit in Transport (GET IT)† has been created. The GET IT aims to inform transport professionals how the work that they do impacts women's mobility and to provide a resource to encourage them to be gender-responsive, to ultimately create gender-inclusive transport systems.