Gender and mobility: enhancing the Egyptian working women’s travel pattern
ISSN: 2631-6862
Article publication date: 15 July 2022
Issue publication date: 21 November 2023
Abstract
Purpose
Women's travel pattern is different from those of men. Women who have both paid employment and unpaid care work have more complex travel patterns. However, land-use policies and urban mobility strategies in the Egyptian context do not consider these differences. This paper analyzes and discusses the travel patterns of the Egyptian working women with children. It examines the difference between men's and women's travel behavior in different income levels. The paper aims at determining the main factors that affect working women's travel patterns within the care economy framework and suggesting recommendations for enhancing women's travel patterns in Greater Cairo Region (GCR).
Design/methodology/approach
The methodology relies on conducting a quantitative and qualitative analysis using questionnaires and interviews with working women and men from different social/economic levels in two different workplaces in GCR.
Findings
The results demonstrate that income level, workplace locations, schools locations, and schools typologies greatly affect working women's travel patterns in GCR.
Originality/value
The study findings will help urban planners and decision-makers to improve working women's mobility to make their daily trips shorter and more accessible to achieve equitable cities through understanding the conducted affecting factors and considering the suggested recommendations.
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Acknowledgements
The authors declared that there is no conflict of interest in the research or any support from any party.
Citation
Tawfik, R., Attia, S., Elbarmelgy, I.M. and Abdelaziz, T.M. (2023), "Gender and mobility: enhancing the Egyptian working women’s travel pattern", Archnet-IJAR, Vol. 17 No. 4, pp. 725-742. https://doi.org/10.1108/ARCH-03-2022-0065
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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