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10-5 Ichigaya Honmuracho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8433
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10min. walk from Ichigaya Station, JR Chuo/Sobu Line
10min. walk from Ichigaya Station Exit A1, Tokyo Toei Shinjuku Line
8 min. walk from Ichigaya Station Exit 6, Tokyo Metro Yurakucho/Nanboku Line
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No.12 Ensuring more women-inclusive development of transport infrastructure: Adopting a human security approach in project formulation
Women’s everyday movement continues to be a highly gendered experience, with the disparity in mobility patterns between women and men as a source of insecurities and risks related to public commutes.
Adopting a human security approach in project formulation can help effectively identify the specific needs, vulnerabilities, and capacities of women commuters. This approach leads to more inclusive development of transport projects and infrastructures.
Participatory approaches, such as Photovoice, enrich the cultural and social contexts in transport project formulation.
The use of the human security approach to examine women’s commuting experience provides insight to the multidimensional and gender-specific challenges they encounter every day.
Examining women’s mobility from a human security lens involves identifying the needed protection and existing empowerment efforts to ensure a more inclusive and dignified movement in urban spaces.
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