The Scottish Executive Central Research Unit 2000
PDF Presentation : Women and Transport.pdf
Source: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/kd01/blue/transport-01.htm
CONTENTS (access via Internet)
The Nature and Purpose of the Study
Women and Transport – Overview Of The Literature
Gender Differences in Travel Patterns
Social exclusion and employment
Travel with children
Accessibility of transport options
Personal safety
Information needs
Specific groups
Consultation and decision making
Overview of issues affecting women
Mainstreaming Equalities Work
Patterns of Travel
Issues Affecting Women’s Transport
Changes Required
Women’s employment
Travelling with children
Access
Personal safety
Information
Specific groups of women
Consultation
The Identification of Priorities
Summary and Additional Comments
Overview
The Nature of the Respondents
The postal survey
Focus groups
Diaries and other submissions
Assessing the information gathered
travel patterns and restrictions
constraints to travel
Routes and timing
Safety
Information
Costs
Physical accessibility
Consultation
General issues
issues affecting particular groups
Women on low incomes
Lone parents/women with children
Women in rural/island areas
Women in cities/women commuters/women on peripheral estates
Older women
Women from ethnic minorities
Unemployed women
Disabled women
Overview
Priorities for Improvement
Top 10 priorities for improvement
Routes and services
Safety
Information
Costs
Physical accessibility
Consultation
General issues
Summary
Providers’ views
The survey
Personal Safety
Travel with Children
Available Routes
Information Provided
Women from Ethnic Minorities
Disabled Women
Women in Rural Areas
Changes Required
Recent Initiatives
Future Plans
Constraints
Overview
Summary of key conclusions
Patterns and modes of transport
Constraints experienced
Priorities for change
Summary of recommendations
The development of a strategic response
General use of findings
Overview and links to current work
Social inclusion and equality
Lessons for mainstreaming of equalities work
Aims and objectives of the study
The approach used
Summary
Women and Transport
Gender Differences in Travel Patterns
Trips and average journey length
Mode of travel
Purpose of trips
Trip complexity
Differences amongst women
Summary of travel patterns
Issues Affecting Women’s Travel Patterns
Socio-Economic Changes
Environmental and Technological Changes
Barriers and Difficulties
Impacts and Consequences
Social Exclusion
The Need for Action
The Basis of the Checklist
Using the Checklist of Issues
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