Mobility, as well as the design of transportation systems, is usually thought to be gender neutral, meaning that it will benefit everyone equally. However, daily experience shows that the way in which these services are designed and operated influences women and men differently, precisely because their needs and mobility patterns are different. Therefore, in order to promote sustainable mobility, it is essential that a gender approach should be incorporated into the design, operation and regulation of mobility services, which will make it possible to bridge the current equity gap.
On one hand, more women than men use public transport. On the other hand, their movement patterns are more complex, longer and with stops, because it is mostly women who take care of the tasks associated with care (home, children, etc.), adding these activities to studies and / or work.
For this reason, improving public transport conditions with a gender perspective implies, in a practical sense, improving the mobility of women. On the other hand, it is essential to incorporate gender considerations across the use of different modes of transport, where different conditions are also present.