World Bank and UN Women Launch Course on Managing Gender Equality in Transportation

A first-of-its-kind course presented by the World Bank and UN Women will examine the often-invisible gender issues surrounding mobility in the transport sector.

Barriers to transportation, and to jobs in the transport sector, mean diminished mobility and fewer opportunities for women. Limited access to jobs, healthcare and education is not only bad for women and girls, it also impacts whole countries. Gendered mobility barriers take a significant toll on countries’ economic growth potential. A 2017 report from the International Labour Organization identified lack of transport as the greatest challenge to female labor force participation in developing countries, lowering the probability of women participating in the labor force by an estimated 16.5 percent.