Interventions to improve transport safety for women and girls
Examines issues around violence against women and girls (VAWG) on transport and recommends interventions that could improve personal safety when travelling.
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The ‘Assessing how to grow the market for interventions to improve transport safety for women and girls’ report summarises a study conducted by the Connected Places Catapult.
The report:
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synthesises evidence of VAWG and other problematic behaviours on the transport system and recommends how to grow the market for interventions to improve the personal safety of women and girls when travelling
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highlights significant underreporting of VAWG and other issues on the transport system, often due to uncertainty about reporting procedures and doubts about their effectiveness
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reveals that travel experiences vary widely for women and girls based on their backgrounds, and effective transport safety measures need to address these diverse needs – however, underreporting of incidents and poorly coordinated safety interventions across transport modes and locations contribute to gaps in data and effectiveness
Supplementary reports focusing on disabled women and school-aged girls have also been published.
The ‘Findings from the transport safety for women and girls interventions scan’ gives an overview of the spread and types of interventions that are available relating to violence against women and girls on the transport system. The list is not exhaustive.
Warning: You might find the content in this report triggering and upsetting, as it includes accounts of sexual harassment and violence.