Knowledge and Tools

This page is for those who are looking for easy-to-read research or easy-to-access tools on gender in transport. It has been compiled by the Gender and Development Board and the Transport and Social Responsibility Thematic Group. Papers which give an overview of what the Bank has been doing in the past 20 years, in addition to new and upcoming gender and transport initiatives within the Bank are covered.

Integrating Gender into World Bank Financed Transport Programs (PDF, 276KB) is the final report written in 2004, of component 1 of a Japan Consultant Trust Fund study conducted by IC Net Limited, TRL Limited and IFRTD.

Gender and Transport Resource Guide (website) is a comprehensive source of information on transport and gender issues accessible on the Internet. This Resource Guide can also be utilized as a training tool.

Gender and Transport Strategy for Africa (PDF, 109KB) is the 1st and the last (to date) gender and transport strategy within the Bank.Written in 1999.

The links below will take you to the Gender site. Research and planning tools for participatory planning and gender sensitive tools for data collection and analysis are presented along with numerous examples of survey methodologies from Africa, Asia and Latin America. Two “Do it yourself” packages provide practical step-by-step guides for task managers wishing to design a gender sensitive bicycle and intermediate means of technology components for their transport projects.