11. 🚗 The Gendered Commute: Unpacking Transport in the Urban Environment

Have you ever considered how deeply gender shapes your commute? This episode explores the often-overlooked link between transport and the urban environment, illustrating how urban mobility experiences can fundamentally differ for women and men. We highlight why historical analyses of "gendering the city" have too often overlooked the critical role of transport.Relates to The Feminist Park Project: While the project focuses on parks, understanding gendered transport illuminates how access to public spaces is itself gendered, emphasizing the need for accessible and safely connected Feminist Parks within the broader urban fabric.Source for Podcast Episode:Book/Paper: "If I Walked on my Own at Night I Stuck to Well Lit Areas.” Gendered spaces and urban transport in 20th century Britain"Author: Barbara Schmucki Department of History, Institute of Railway Studies & Transport History, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.Intro/Outro Music: big-band-tv-show-logo-164230 Music by Anastasia Chubarova from Pixabay