Transport Safety for Women and Girls
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Transport Safety for Women and Girls
This report outlines a strategic, evidence-based approach to improving transport safety for women and girls in the UK.
This report outlines a strategic, evidence-based approach to improving transport safety for women and girls in the UK. It combines insights from four multi-stakeholder workshops, including transport operators, police, local authorities, innovators, and researchers.
We call upon operators, funders, and innovators to collaborate, adopt shared standards, and participate in pilots and a new national Centre of Excellence to drive safer public transport for women and girls.
Main Findings
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Safety and the perception of safety significantly influence women’s use of public transport, with a measurable gender gap in perceived safety on trains , metros and buses.
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The main barriers to progress are not technological, but relate to governance, incentives, data-sharing, and operational capacity.
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Effective interventions require coordinated action across design, staffing, reporting, communications, enforcement, and continuous learning.
Key Recommendations and Actions
Establish a lightweight Centre of Excellence to convene stakeholders, curate evidence and standards, and accelerate the adoption of effective interventions.
Prioritise frictionless, multi-channel reporting, clear triage and feedback, and operationally realistic response playbooks.
Focus on interventions that address perpetrator and bystander behaviour, not just women’s behaviour.
Launch pilots at selected interchanges to test integrated reporting, response playbooks, and design improvements.
Get involved to make public transport safer and more accessible for women and girls. Connect with us and help establish a Centre of Excellence through collaboration, shared standards, and pilot initiatives.
