Women Mobilize Women

In May 2018 the Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI) launched Women Mobilize Women as the first conference to empower women in transport, with 200 female as well as male transport experts gathering in Leipzig, Germany. Today, Women Mobilize Women is a network of female change makers from all over the world, seeking to actively transform the mobility sector to become more diverse. In addition, Women Mobilize Women aims to raise awareness to the topic of gender and transport amongst planners and decision-makers in the transport sector.

Global Alliance for Feminist Transport

At the ITF Summit 2024, a new global network was established. Jointly with Women on the Move and Women in Motion, we launched the Global Alliance for Feminist Transport.

With this community-based platform, our mission is to unite and empower organizations, networks, and individuals working towards gender-equitable transport systems worldwide. We aim to be the leading voice in advocating for feminist sustainable transport, by highlighting the who, how, and what of gender equity in mobility.

The Global Alliance provides a platform to connect stakeholders and scale up actions, shaping the global agenda on sustainable transport. While many initiatives strive for gender equity, knowledge, data, and best practices are often dispersed. Therefore, we aim to make it easier to share and discover developments in gender equity in transport and mobility worldwide.

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Remarkable Feminist Voices in Transport 2023

This volume of Remarkable Women in Transport is a special issue for us. Our 2023 anniversary edition aims to showcase the power of diverse visions for feminist transport policy. A public call for “Feminist Voices in Transport” resulting in over 80 nominations from over 20 countries. We were excited to read about the inspirational work happening around the world and learn from each one of the nominees. It is time to to listen and learn from each other to better understand the diversity of feminist measures in transport.

Learn about over 180 visions for feminist urban transport in our previous editions!

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Bridging the Gender Data Gap in Transport

Transport is not gender neutral. Women’s mobility behavior differs greatly from that of men: on average, women walk more often and use public transport more, while men resort to the car more often. In doing so, women face the risk of (sexual) harassment and other forms of violence. Women have more diverse mobility needs and represent the largest share of public transport users worldwide. Yet, there are no robust data analyses on women’s mobility patterns and transportation needs. There is an urgent need to close the gender data gap to ensure that transportation planning, design, operations, and user experience are inclusive. As part of the Women Mobilize Women initiative, ground data sets were collected, analyzed, and recommendations developed in 4 selected cities.

On behalf of WMW, WhereIsMyTransport Ltd. and Groots conducted multi-layered data collections in the African pilot metropoles Nairobi, Lagos, Gauteng and Abdijan. The data collection included online surveys, in-field surveys, ride-alongs, workshops and ground data collections with local shop owners.

Explore the results on our dedicated website!

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5 Principles to Empower Women in Transport

Women face different challenges when it comes to mobility, whether it is inlcusion, safety, accessibility or entering the workforce in the transport sector. How to cater the needs of women in transport?

Check out our 5 Principles Poster to Empower Women in Transport!

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Become Part and Design with us a new Movement!

Are you a transport woman expert who mobilizes or are you interested to join us in mobilizing women in transport? Design with us the Women Mobilize Movement and get in contact with us to mobilize women together!

“You have a sisterhood of others who are working with you!”

Robin Chase, Co-founder of ZipCar