TRBWebinar:Advancing

Equity

inTravelExperiences—TheRoleofGenderand

IdentityNovember29,202312:00PM

–

1:30PMNOVEMBER

2022

UPDATEGender

and

TransportationSlideTitleNoMoreThan6Bullet

PointsPer

SlideTransportation

is

NOT

genderneutral89Research

says

womenare

more

likely

to

…?

Make

more

trips

and

travel

fewer

miles?

Make

trips

to

serve

others?

Reduce

and

give

updrivingearlier

than

men?

Suffer

greaterinjuryin

crashes?

Have

travel

inhibited

and

challenged

by

lack

of

neighborhoodaccessibility?

Need

critical

planning

andpolicy

solutions

to

overcome

long-term

differencesin

thetravel

patterns

and

behavior10LADOT

found

that

women

have

more

complextravel

patternsand

greater

concerns

about

personal

safety,

leading

to

anincreased

reliance

on

cars11Why

consider

genderintransportation?

Transportationhasasignificantimpact

onhealthand

wellbeing12Why

consider

genderintransportation?

Transportationhasasignificantimpactonhealthandwellbeing?

We

needtounderstandstructuralbarriersandchallengesto

overcomeinequitableoutcomes13Why

consider

genderintransportation?

Transportation

hasasignificantimpacton

healthand

wellbeing?

We

need

to

understandstructuralbarriers

andchallenges

to

overcomeinequitable

outcomes?

Changing

infrastructureandtechnology

have

thepotential

to

deliveranewparadigm14Where

are

we

now?At

present,

itisfair

to

arguethat

there

are

nosystematic

genderinclusion

procedures

for

transport,neitherinterms

oftrainingofprofessionals,

participationofusers

northedesignand

planningofsystems,

services

and

equipment.Asaresult,

itiseasy

tooverlook

gender:

noprotocols

are

inplaceand

nosanctionsareappliedto

thosewhofail

to

consider

thetransportneeds

ofoverhalfoftheworld's

population.-UnitedNationsEconomicCommission

for

Europe15Gender

and

Trave

lStudy

ProjectObjectives16ProjectObjectivesImprovesocialinclusionbyincluding

underrepresentedgenders?

AdvancingTransportationEquityInitiative?

Rethinking

I-9417ProjectObjectivesMinnesota

Human

Rights

Act(MHRA)Reduce

road

user

costs?

Gender

identity

affects

individuals’

behaviors,interactions

and

economic

&

healthoutcomes?

Transportationneeds

may

be

misunderstoodby

sex

assignedat

birth

rather

than

genderidentity18ProjectObjectivesSafetyUnderstandthe“fullpicture”ofsafety,

includingexperiencedemotions

duringtravel

(suchasstressful

andtired)

to

assessperceivedorpotential

safetyissuesacross

genders19ProjectObjectivesFoster

long-termcollaborative

research

onGender,

Equity,

andTransportation20Research

QuestionTo

whatextent,

ifany,

does

someone’s

genderandidentityinfluence

theirtravel

behaviors

and

experiences

inMinnesota?21Study

Approach

&Findings22Literature

Review1.GenderTerms?

Broaderthanthe

Female-MaleBinary?

Gender

Identity?

“Innerfeelings”?

Affect

behaviorsandwellbeing?

Gender

Role?

Expected

rolesofeachgenderinasociety?

Traditionalgenderroles

still

exist

andresult

ingender-typical

behaviorpatterns23Literature

Review2.

IntersectionalityNatureofGender?

Gender

identityisone

ofmanysocialidentities

ofaperson,with

someothers

being

race,familytype,parenthood,

and

employment.?

Gender

identityisinterconnected

and

interacted

withother

dimensionsofaperson’ssocialidentitiesandcreatesunique

needs

and

behaviorsDiversitywithin

each

Gender

Group24Literature

Review3.

Systematic

Review?

Findingsareconsistent

with

commonviewsongender-typical

behaviors?

Regardingintersectionality,fourcommonattributesbesidesgender

are

race,familymembers,employment

status,and

age.?

Moststudiesonlycomparetravelbehaviorsofwomen

and

men25DataCollectionPrimaryandSecondaryData(1)

Travel

BehaviorInventoryHouseholdSurveys?

7,837households

inthe

metro

areas?

October

1,2018–September

30,2019(2)

PrimaryData

Collection–

DaynamicaApp?

Targeted

300participantsinGreat

Minnesota?

September

19,2021

–

December

31,2021?

Gender

Identity&Wellbeing

Outcomes28DataCollection?Genderidentity:self-identified

gender?Genderroles:householdresponsibilities?Travel

Preferences:transitbarriers(e.g.,safety

concerns)?Emotion

Status:feelsafe

during

travel

andactivityparticipation29DataCollection?

SurveyMonitoring?

Detect

and

exclude

non-genuine

participants?

Monthlyreporton

participants’profiles?

adjustrecruitmentstrategies30DataCollection?

Successinrecruiting

women

and

nonbinary?

Females:

165/457?

Nonbinary:

40/

97?

Males:73/225?

Diverseemployment

status,

familytype,

age…?

Beyond

Twin

CitiesMetropolitan

AreaCommunityEngagement31DataAnalysis–IntakeSurvey1.

GenderIdentityTransgender

andNonbinary

arenotequivalent(Biological

Sex)Transgender?(Self-identifiedGender)(GenderPronoun)Female/Male/

NonbinaryShe/He/They/

Avoid32DataAnalysis–IntakeSurvey2.

GenderRoles?Femalessharedmuchmorehouseholdtasksthanmalesincooking,

cleaning,

laundry,food

shopping,

andchildcaring.?Nonbinarypartnershave

more

equalshares

ofhouseholdtasksthanmalesand

females.malefemalenonbinary33Key

Findings–Intake

Survey3.

Genderedbehavior-modechoice;transit

barriers?

Nonbinarypeople

andfemalesaremorelikelytohave

safetyconcerns,

chainedtrips,andtravellingwith

bag/cart/stroller.?

Nonbinarypeople

aremorelikelytofeeluncomfortableinthepublicspace,which

bringsadditionalchallengesforthemtousepublictransit.34DataAnalysis

–Trave

l

Diary?

Household-Supporting

Trips

andActivities(Anexample

activity-travelpattern)???morningandafternoonpeakhoursfor

tripsmostly

driving;

some

transittripsin

themorningcartripsfor

HHandnHHtasks

beforegoinghomeintheafternoon?analyzetravelin

thecontext

ofdailytaskscheduling?userentered:

atrip/activityinvolve

householdtasks?Morning

peakhrs.Afternoon

peakhrs.out-home

nHHactivities

e.g.,work,

school,…At

homeAt

home35DataAnalysis

–Trave

l

Diary?

Gender

Differences

inTravel

BehaviorPatterns?Females

were

mostlikely

tobelongtoGroup1,whostayed

athomemostoftheday

and

sharedhouseholdtaskswhile

theywere

athome?Maleswere

morelikely

tobelongtoGroups3,5and6,whodidnotsharehouseholdtaskswhile

theywereathomeormostlystayedoutofthehome?Nonbinarygender

groupwasmorelikely

tobelongtoGroups2and

4,whohaddecent

amounts

oftripsandout-of-homeactivities,

andsharedhouseholdtasksbothathomeandout-of-home37DataAnalysis–Subjective

Wellbeing?

SubjectiveWellbeing

(SWB)Measures?Happy,

Meaningful,

Safe

(pos)?Pain,Sad,

Tired,

Stressful

(neg)?Netaffect

(avg.

pos–avg.neg)Nonbinarygender

grouphadless

intensive

positiveemotionsandmoreintensive

negativeemotionsthanothergendergroup.Females

tend

to

feel

moretiredandstressful

and

slightlyless

happyandmeaningful

than

males40DataAnalysis–Subjective

Wellbeing?

Complex

Natureof

Gender

onWellbeingAverage

numberof

tripsperday?

Transgender

females

hadmuchless

tripsduring

weekends

thancisgender

females(and

allothergenders)?

Noobviousdifferences

betweenothergender

groupsOverall

emotionalwell-being

perday?

Transgender

females,malesandnonbinary

people

hadmuchlowernetaffectvaluesacrosssevendaysoftheweek,especially

transgender

females.41Outcomes

&

Next

Steps42Summary1.Inclusionofunderrepresented

genders?Itiscrucial

to

consider

gender

identityand

address

thespecial

needs

and

experiences

ofnonbinary

people.43Summary2.

Understandmore

aboutneedsfor

womenandallgenders?Women

sharedmore

householdtasks

than

men,even

whentheyhad

jobs,whichsignificantlimited

their

travel

timesandtravel

options

and

increasedtheircar-dependency.?However,

Black

womenstill

dependonpublictransitmore

thanwomenofother

races,whichislikely

dueto

theirlimited

accessto

cars.

Therefore,

itiscrucialto

addresstheintersectionality

whilepromotinggender

equity.?Women

and

nonbinary

people

feel

more

difficultto

havechainedtrips

andtravel

withcarts/strollers/bags

while

usingpublictransit,whichindicatestheirneedsfor

additionalaccommodationsfor

transittrips.44Summary3.

Assessperceived

orpotentialsafety

issues

acrossgenders:?Women

andnonbinarypeopleare

moretiredandstressed,which

mayindicatehigherpotentialrisks.?Women

andnonbinarypeoplefeel

lesssafe

usingtransitandontheirway

to/from

transit45Sowhat??

We

have

a

foundational

study

thatfound

gender

disparities

existintravel

behavior

and

experiences?

MnDOT

exploring

next

steps?

What

other

agencies

and

industriesneed

to

consider

gender?46Outcomes&next

stepsMnDOT

isexploringthefollowing

steps

toadvance

inclusivity

andequityintransportationpolicy

andplanning47Outcomes&next

stepsAdoptgender-inclusivelanguage

inproject

designand

communicationSurvey

DesignProjectdesignCommunications48Outcomes&next

stepsAdoptgender-inclusivelanguage

inproject

designand

communicationSurvey

DesignProjectdesignFormalize

aprocess

to

monitorengagementinreal

timeto

collectfeedbackthatisrepresentative

ofthepopulationCommunications49Outcomes&next

stepsEngage

with

community

tobetter

un