smart cites are gender inclusive - rebecca peterniak, transport infrastructure specialist, fireseeds...
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Smart Cities are Gender Inclusive
Rebecca Peterniak, Transport Infrastructure Spe-cialist,Fireseeds North InfrastructurePresented at Transforming Transportation 2015
Smart cities are gender inclusive
Rebecca PeterniakTransport Infrastructure Specialist Fireseeds North Infrastructure Winnipeg, Canada
“…across time and space, women often have unequal access to better transport
services, display very different travel patterns, and face more fear and anxiety in travelling than do comparable men.”
- Rosenbloom & Plessis-Fraissard (2009)
Gender-based barriers to mobility
arise when transport
infrastructure and services fail to
address the needs of women.
Hear from Women
Apply Knowledge
Build Capacity
to understand their travel needs, priorities, constraints and behaviours.
to determine if and how transport services and infrastructure address the needs of
women.
so that we have the knowledge and tools to communicate and address issues of gender
inclusiveness.
• Community engagement and public consultation
• Gender-disaggregated transport data
• Women in industry and schools
Hear from Women
Apply Knowledge
Build Capacity
Hear from Women
Public consultation
Gender-disaggregated data
Women in industry
Policy
Practice
Audits
IndicatorsInstitutions
Universities
Communities
Research
Information sharing
“India bus attack: Women lauded for fighting off harassers” – CBC News: Dec 1, 2014
Personal security
Apply Knowledge
In-service review of facility with security issues by a multidisciplinary team of experts
Issues and Treatments
• Crime prevention through environmental design
• Targeted and increased police presence
Reports of street assault and harassment
Security issues and treatments from multidisciplinary team of experts
Monitor change in harassment
reporting
Build Capacity
• In-service review process becomes part of work program
• Map available to the community and decision makers
• Basis for workshops
• 3 areas of focus
•General strategies for hearing from women, applying knowledge, and building capacity
• Innovative approach to address personal
security issues