AN OVERVIEW OF WOMEN’S TRANSPORT ISSUES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THE CHALLENGES IN ADDRESSING GENDER DIMENSIONS OF TRANSPORT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: LESSONS FROM WORLD BANK’S PROJECTS

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank or any of its affiliated organizations. TRB 2006 Annual Meeting CD-ROM Paper revised from original submittal. Riverson, Kunieda, Roberts, Lewi, Walker 2 Women in most developing countries have very limited access to transport services and technology. This imposes severe constraints on their access to health, education and other social facilities and services, making them and their children more vulnerable to serious injury or death as a result of childbirth or another medical emergency. Understanding and responding to women’s transport needs is essential for reducing poverty, reflected in the United Nations statement of the Millennium Development Goals. Many governments and development agencies have learnt much from extensive field research and case studies about women’s and men’s substantially different patterns of mobility need. In recent years, the World Bank has integrated these gender concerns and needs in its policies and has encouraged borrowing countries to address the concerns of women in thei