Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Gender gaps in urban mobility |
| Authors: |
Laetitia Gauvin, Michele Tizzoni, Simone Piaggesi, Andrew Young, Natalia Adler, Stefaan Verhulst, Leo Ferres, Ciro Cattuto |
| Source: |
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2020) |
| Publisher Information: |
Springer Nature, 2020. |
| Publication Year: |
2020 |
| Collection: |
LCC:History of scholarship and learning. The humanities
LCC:Social Sciences |
| Subject Terms: |
History of scholarship and learning. The humanities, AZ20-999, Social Sciences |
| More Details: |
Abstract Mobile phone data have been extensively used to study urban mobility. However, studies based on gender-disaggregated large-scale data are still lacking, limiting our understanding of gendered aspects of urban mobility and our ability to design policies for gender equality. Here we study urban mobility from a gendered perspective, combining commercial and open datasets for the city of Santiago, Chile. We analyze call detail records for a large cohort of anonymized mobile phone users and reveal a gender gap in mobility: women visit fewer unique locations than men, and distribute their time less equally among such locations. Mapping this mobility gap over administrative divisions, we observe that a wider gap is associated with lower income and lack of public and private transportation options. Our results uncover a complex interplay between gendered mobility patterns, socio-economic factors and urban affordances, calling for further research and providing insights for policymakers and urban planners. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2662-9992 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2662-9992 |
| DOI: |
10.1057/s41599-020-0500-x |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/6f7ef40b858f4fd483d9e4bb618c5ab0 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.6f7ef40b858f4fd483d9e4bb618c5ab0 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
