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Title:

Gendered Perspectives on Transit Crime in Arequipa, Perú, and Bogotá, Colombia

Accession Number:

01515844

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

In this paper, transit crime in Arequipa, Perú and Bogotá, Colombia are analyzed through a “gendered lens” using mixed-methods analysis of survey and interview data. Results show that transit robbery is highly visible. Sexual assault is also a palpable presence that colors some women’s daily experience, but is invisible to many of the predominantly male transport professionals and to male transit passengers. The author draws on feminist theory to explore why many male professionals and riders do not seem to exhibit a full understanding of the experiences of female victims, placing levels of visibility on a continuum. She then considers how to bridge this gap in understanding to formulate effective policy.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE70 Women's Issues in Transportation.

Monograph Accession #:

01503729

Report/Paper Numbers:

14-1807

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Kash, Gwen

Pagination:

16p

Publication Date:

2014

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC
Date: 2014-1-12 to 2014-1-16
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Uncontrolled Terms:

Assault; Robbery

Geographic Terms:

Arequipa (Peru); Bogota (Colombia)

Subject Areas:

Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Security and Emergencies; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2014 Paper #14-1807

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 27 2014 2:39PM