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Three multidisciplinary teams investigated the issue of
women’s personal security and public transport in three
Latin American cities (Quito, Ecuador, Buenos Aires,
Argentina and Santiago, Chile), supported by the FIA
Foundation and CAF-Latin American Development Bank.
The research teams collected information and mapped
key issues regarding women, harassment (sexual and
other) and public transport in each city, and the results
have been compared and collectively analyzed into
recommendations and guidance.
This is the summary of the findings of this study. It has
been developed for a wide audience including:
• national and local policy makers;
• international development banks and agencies;
• public transport organizing authorities and
operators (privately and publicly owned);
• security agencies; and
• academics, civil society and non-governmental
groups.
From its outset, the study had three main objectives.
Firstly, to investigate this issue in three different urban
situations using a common methodology to allow a
comparison of results; secondly, to investigate if insecure
transport restrains women from taking an active role
in society, (such as taking up education and economic
opportunities); and thirdly, to build a regional network of
research and knowledge that can be used to improve the
current situation in the region.
A mixture of qualitative and quantitative methods
were used and examples of good practices, especially
for national and local policy makers, international
development banks and agencies, and public transport
operators, collected. Local multidisciplinary teams
carried out the field work and collaborated on the
analysis. The cities prepared a case study with more
details of their approach and results, which were
combined into general conclusions common to all cities
and guidance for action developed.
Each city followed the same methodology which
included collecting approximately 800 surveys of
public transport users (male and female), holding at
least four focus group discussions, the creation of
a local advisory council, as well as semi-structured
interviews and desk research.
The toolkit, available online in English and Spanish,
documents the methodology and the results from each
city, combining and contrasting them, and provides
suggestions for action to implement gender sensitive
transport planning and operations in order to achieve
sustainable development and inclusive cities. It is set
out in sections following the acronym KITS – Knowledge,
Information and Inspiration, Tools and Sharing and
Stakeholders. A more detailed analysis and specific
details on each city can be found in the toolkit available
on-line at these websites: www.fiafoundation.org and
http://sioteca.caf.com/.