Day 2: Technical Session (C3) - Perceptions and Realities of Women's Safety on Transit

Date: 9/12/2019
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Catalina

Session Description:
Transit agencies have been intervening to reduce risks of sexual assault and sexual harassment of women using their service. However, statistics of assault on transit and reports of assault through the #MeToo movement effect public perceptions and increase fears for many women using transit. What are government and transit agencies to doing to increase women’s safety when using their service? How are they attempting to improve their image as a safe transportation option?

Moderator:  Hilary Nixon, Deputy Executive Director, Mineta Transportation Institute, San José State University

Presenter Name: Marina Harkot 
Title: São Paulo female college students’ transit safety: an overview of gender violence and spatial dynamics considering gender, race and class 
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Presenter Name: Hao Ding 
Title: Sexual Harassment in Public Transit Environments – A Review of Evidence and Interventions 
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Presenter Name: Subeh Chowdhury 
Title: How does perceived safety influence the ridership of public transport routes involving transfers? A gender perspective. 
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Presenter Name: Andree Woodcock 
Title: Academic Women and Travel 
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