While there is clear evidence that women and men travel differently, gender often remains an afterthought in the planning and operation of transport systems. Big data can help change that.

Ellin Ivarsson, Aiga Stokenberga, Juan Ignacio Fulponi |

To make public transport more women-friendly, one key priority is to educate transport workers and decisionmakers about the specific mobility needs of women and about the challenges they may face…

Mitali Nikore, Sarah Natasha, Gerald Ollivier |

The transport sector often ignores the needs and voices of women, with significant consequences on socioeconomic development. A new online course by the World Bank and UN Women seeks to turn the…

Nato Kurshitashvili, Karla Gonzalez Carvajal, Clemencia Muñoz Tamayo |

From public transit quality to land use patterns, there are many factors that may impact people's ability to access essential services like healthcare or education. A new World Bank study…

Aiga Stokenberga, Karla Dominguez Gonzalez |

This is one of a series of guest blog posts we are developing for various regions as part of the 16 days of Activism Against Gender Violence. This post explores a Hotline for Female Entertainment…

Carinne Brody, Siyan Yi |

Like any other crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated existing inequalities, hitting minorities and vulnerable groups particularly hard.

Luis Triveno, Carina Lakovits |

The pandemic has hit Ethiopia's women entrepreneurs particularly hard. To help them weather the crisis, the World Bank is piloting a new app that will streamline and optimize small business…

Fawah Ngeniform Akwo, Salman Alibhai, Sharmista Appaya, Rachel Coleman |

In a post-COVID world, transport could become even more important to the social and economic inclusion of people across Latin America—especially women.

Maria Jose Gonzalez Rivas |

Although women's mobility patterns are different from men's, the design of public transport systems hardly ever reflects that reality. How can we turn this around and create transit…

Sofía Guerrero Gámez, Irene Portabales González, Karla Dominguez Gonzalez, Giselle Marie Bello |