Young women's travel safety and the journey to work
Reflecting on lived experiences of precarious mobility in three African cities (and the potential for transformative action)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12293291 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Porter (0000-0002-3672-1534, Durham University, corresponding author), E C Murphy (0000-0002-5292-7014, Durham University), Emma Murphy (0000-0003-4886-5428), Fatima Adamu (Usmanu Danfodiyo University), Plangsat Bitrus Dayil (University of Jos), Claire Elisabeth Dungey (0000-0003-1432-9096, Durham University), Claire Dungey, Bulelani Maskiti (University of the Western Cape), Ariane De Lannoy (0000-0001-8729-3245, University of Cape Town), Samuel J Clark (0000-0002-4929-6231, Transfaction (United Kingdom)), Sam Clark (0000-0003-4597-5162), Hadiza Ahmad (University of Abuja), Mshelia Jummai Yahaya (University of Jos) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 123 |
| Pages | 104109-104109 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Transport Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-6923 • E-ISSN: 1873-1236 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2024.104109 |
| OpenAlex | W4406182694 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 38 |
The relationship between women's everyday lived travel experiences as daily commuters and their employment history and potential has not been adequately researched and documented in African contexts. This multidisciplinary study, utilising an innovative action research methodology, compares experiences of young women (18-35y) resident in low-income neighbourhoods of three diverse African cities - Abuja, Cape Town and Tunis. It examines the challenges they face when undertaking travel to income-earning opportunities, the tactics necessary to enable travel with a modicum of safety and dignity, and the ongoing implications for women's employment trajectories and wider well-being. Two (often inter-related) themes occupy a central position in the discussion: mobility scheduling (as a response to domestic/care responsibilities and trip-chaining requirements) and experiences of harassment
Action (physics · Journey to work · Pedagogy · Public transport · Sociology · Transformative learning · Transport engineering · Work (physics · Engineering · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Transport and Accessibility
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |