Sunday, September 8 

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

[Meeting]:  Planning Committee:  7th International Conference on Women and Gender in Transportation

Monday, September 9 

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Registration Opens 

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Breakfast 

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM

Welcome and Opening Session  

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM

Plenary Session: Reducing Disparities and Gaps in Users Experience 

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Plenary Session:  PIARC Desk Study on Gender Inclusive Transport   

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Plenary Session:  Women and Gender Workforce Trends within US Department of Transportation 

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch 

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Research Session: Institutionalizing Gender in Transportation Agencies and Decision Making

Research Session: Mobility of Care

Research Session:  Addressing the Travel Needs of Women on Public Transportation

Roundtable: The Role of Non-Profits in Advancing Gender Equity

Workshop: Securing Safe Journeys: Enhancing Transportation Safety through a Gender Lens

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Break

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Research Session: Gender and Cycling

Research Session: Mobility Barriers and Transport Disadvantage

Panel: Women in Transport - Why Recruitment Does Not Assure Retention

Panel: Transit and Gender

Panel:  Towards Inclusive Transit - Incorporating Gender into Transit Agency Policy and Decision-making 

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Networking Reception and Poster Session - 1 

Tuesday, September 10 

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Registration Opens 

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Breakfast 

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Keynote Speaker: Monali Shah - Google, Global Head of Industry Solutions

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Break 

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Research Session: Gendered Experiences Using and Accessing Transit

Panel: Professional Development  [Missing Presentations]

Workshop: Empowering the Future - Gender Equity and AI in Transportation

Research Session: How Gender Affects People’s Travel Behavior and Experiences 

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch with Poster Session 

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Plenary Session:  The Crucial Role of Women’s Safety Research in Creating A Focus on Women’s Transportation Issues

2:30 PM – 3:45 PM

Plenary Session I: Women in Leadership - Empowering Women Leaders in Transportation: Journeys, Challenges, and Inspiration

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Panel:  The Impact of Remote Work in the Engineering Industry on Women's Effectiveness and Productivity

Research Session:  The Role of Transportation in Human Trafficking

Research Session: Spatial Accessibility and Gender

Wednesday, September 11

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Registration Opens 

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

Breakfast 

8:30 AM – 9:20 AM

Plenary Session II:  Women in Leadership - Empowering Women Leaders in Transportation: Journeys, Challenges, and Inspiration

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Panel: Re-writing Normal:  Lifting As We Climb

Panel:  Women’s Issues in Transportation - How Wild Women Redefined Research and Practice

Research Session: Gender and New Mobility

Research Session: Gender Diversity and Workforce

11:00 AM – 12:30 AM

Plenary Session:  Call to Action and Wrap-up