| Abstract |
Studies emerging from both Global North and Global South have conclusively established that women's usage and preference for transport modes differs from men. This discussion has typically been restricted to private car versus public transport (PT) debate. However, the infiltration of new modes of transport adds an additional layer to the discussion on women and transport modes. This paper touches upon the main points emerging from previous studies on mode choice of women and takes the discussion further to comment on the emerging modes of transport considering women's access, usage and preference. Given that most research studies exploring the nexus between women and transport modes are rooted in the Global North, our main point of reference in this chapter is the Global North. However, we have sieved through the material available from the Global South and found similar patterns in the relationship between women and different transport modes, with the exception of convergences taking place in the Global North in the realm of car driving, license holding and public transport usage. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved |
