Documents et rapports

Ten-thousand Steps in Her Shoes: The Role of Public Transport in Women’s Economic Empowerment (anglais)

This report sheds light on public transport’s role in women’s access to economic opportunities in urban MENA. It examines the links among mobility, gender, and access to economic opportunities. It provides...

The ABCs of the Role of Public Transport in Women’s Economic Empowerment (anglais)

There is increasing recognition that deficiencies in the public transport system impact men and women differently. While transport systems have been shown to play a significant role in women’s participation...

The Role of Transport in Supporting Women to Exercise Their Rights to Work, Health and Education : A Summary Document (anglais)

A human rights-based approach (HRBA) to transport can lead to inclusive and gender-responsive transportation systems as equality is a key principle of human rights. Transport, and the personal mobility...

The Role of Transport in Supporting Women to Exercise their Rights to Work, Health and Education : Analytical Note (anglais)

The note is structured in eight sections, including the introduction. Section two defines the methodology. Section three describes the HRBA to development which will be used as guidance for the analysis...

Integrating Gender Considerations into Public Transport Policies and Operations : Promising Practices (anglais)

This report is part of an Advisory Services and Analytics study that the World Bank undertook with funding from the Human Rights Umbrella Trust Fund. The study, the role of transport in supporting women...

Is a Mile for One a Mile for All? A Knowledge Synthesis Report on Gender and Mobility (2000–20) (anglais)

The broad objectives of this study were to identify the following: (1) mobility differences globally between women and men (and by non-binary individuals, more broadly, where possible). This objective...

Jordan Public Transport Diagnostic and Recommendations (anglais)

The Jordan Public Transport Diagnostic and Recommendations report identifies and addresses key challenges and constraints that are impeding the achievement of an accessible, effective, safe, affordable...

الدراسة التشخيصية والتوصيات الخاصة بالنقل العام في الأردن (arabe)

The Road to Opportunities in Rural India : The Economic And Social Impacts of PMGSY (anglais)

This report presents the results of an impact evaluation of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) rural roads program in India. The program targeted the provision of all-weather roads to about 178,000...

Cleaner Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure : Greening Passenger Fleets for Sustainable Mobility : Discussion Paper (anglais)

Mobility is essential for economic and social development, but the transport sector in most countries is not sustainable in its existing form. Reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and local pollutants...

Mobility and Development : Innovations, Policies and Practices (anglais)

Welcome to Mobility and Development: Innovations, Policies, and Practices, an online periodical launched by the World Bank's Transport Global Practice to disseminate policy-oriented and practice-ready...

Unleashing the South Asian Century Through Human Capital for All (anglais)

The South Asia Human Capital Plan acknowledges the great strides the region has made in investing in human capital but highlights the deficits that remain. Given current quality, coverage, and effectiveness...

Closing the Gap: Gender, Transport, and Employment in Mumbai (anglais)

There is increasing recognition that women experience mobility differently from men. A growing body of literature documents the differences in men and women’s mobility patterns. However, there is limited...

Closing the Gap : Gender, Transport, and Employment in Mumbai : Policy Note (anglais)

Until recently, transport planning and design were regarded as gender neutral that is, they were assumed to benefit men and women equally. There is now increasing recognition that women experience mobility...

Wider Economic Benefits of Transport Corridors : Evidence from International Development Organizations (anglais)

This paper collects meta data on transport corridor projects financed by the Asian Development Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency, and World Bank and links them to one important wider economic...

Toward Sustainable Mobility : Gender (anglais)

Transport is not gender neutral, despite women making up half of the global population. Women are not a homogenous category; they vary significantly in socio-economic status, ethnicity health, education...

Tracking Sustainable Mobility : A New Way to Assess Transport Sector Performance to 2030 and Beyond (anglais)

In 2015, the world embraced the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, and agreed on a framework of targets and indicators for tracking progress across multiple economic sectors. Because of...

Creating pro-poor transport : connecting the dots - transport, growth, and poverty reduction (anglais)

Transport plays a crucial role in connecting people to goods and services and fostering sustainable development. The literature links improved transport infrastructure to economic growth and poverty reduction...