Gender differences in commuting behavior: Women&apos

[EN] Women's greater sensitivity to changes in their environment is one of the most distinguishing features between both genders. This article raises women's greater sensitivity to the different variables which influence their commuting modal choice. In order to do this, gender gap...

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Authors: Olmo Sánchez, María, Maeso González, Elvira
Format: book part
Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repository:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Language:English
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Online Access:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/90254
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Commuting
Inequality
Gender
Modal choice
Transport policy
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spelling Gender differences in commuting behavior: Women&aposs greater sensitivityOlmo Sánchez, MaríaMaeso González, ElviraCommutingInequalityGenderModal choiceTransport policy[EN] Women's greater sensitivity to changes in their environment is one of the most distinguishing features between both genders. This article raises women's greater sensitivity to the different variables which influence their commuting modal choice. In order to do this, gender gaps detected in the choice of means of transport in commuting trips with respect to the decision factors such as age, education level, driver's license, private transport access; location, household size and net income, are quantified. The results show a greater female sensitivity to the different variables that affect their modal choice, which helps to better understand the different mobility patterns and it is useful for planning measures favoring sustainable mobility policies and equity.Editorial Universitat Politècnica de ValènciaRepositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politècnica de València Riunet20162016-06-01book parthttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartapplication/pdfhttps://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/90254reponame:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valénciainstname:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Reconocimiento - No comercial - Sin obra derivada (by-nc-nd) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:riunet.upv.es:10251/902542026-06-13T07:49:27Z
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title Gender differences in commuting behavior: Women&apos
spellingShingle Gender differences in commuting behavior: Women&apos
Olmo Sánchez, María
Commuting
Inequality
Gender
Modal choice
Transport policy
title_short Gender differences in commuting behavior: Women&apos
title_full Gender differences in commuting behavior: Women&apos
title_fullStr Gender differences in commuting behavior: Women&apos
title_full_unstemmed Gender differences in commuting behavior: Women&apos
title_sort Gender differences in commuting behavior: Women&apos
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Olmo Sánchez, María
Maeso González, Elvira
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Maeso González, Elvira
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Commuting
Inequality
Gender
Modal choice
Transport policy
topic Commuting
Inequality
Gender
Modal choice
Transport policy
description [EN] Women's greater sensitivity to changes in their environment is one of the most distinguishing features between both genders. This article raises women's greater sensitivity to the different variables which influence their commuting modal choice. In order to do this, gender gaps detected in the choice of means of transport in commuting trips with respect to the decision factors such as age, education level, driver's license, private transport access; location, household size and net income, are quantified. The results show a greater female sensitivity to the different variables that affect their modal choice, which helps to better understand the different mobility patterns and it is useful for planning measures favoring sustainable mobility policies and equity.
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