abstract: 'This paper explores the conditions of public transport with respect to

  user accessibility, design of infrastructure, and safety from a gendered

  perspective. Our investigation aims to understand the factors that

  direct a citizen''s choice of whether or not to use public transport. Our

  discussion is focused on gender disparities among user experiences, so

  we confine our focus to that of women''s perspectives and their

  experiences with public transport use. A framework for our discussion

  was formed with consideration of the theoretical aspects of fairness,

  justice, and gender in transport, as well as user statistics. We

  identified several spaces where public transport policy planning and

  implementation may be improved in order to balance gender disparity of

  access, safety, and security across the gender divide. (We acknowledge

  that both distinct and interchangeable definitions of safety and

  security exist. In this work, we err to the latter, while also

  recognising from user-based qualitative data that safety concerns are

  not limited to infrastructure, but also relate to other unwanted sources

  of physical, mental, or emotional harm experienced within the transport

  system.) Primary among these was the necessity of both the

  acknowledgment and appreciation of the issues disproportionately

  experienced by women. A one-size-fits-all approach was found to

  ill-recognise the societal minutiae of constant caring responsibilities,

  income limitations, ability/disability, or the effects of past negative

  experiences faced by women. We conclude that improvements may be

  achieved by targeting and meeting actual, not just perceived need.'
affiliation: 'Ari, A (Corresponding Author), Technol Univ Dublin, Sch Food Sci \&
  Environm Hlth, Pk House,191 North Circular Rd, Dublin D07 EWV4, Ireland.

  Ari, Ajeni; Leva, Maria Chiara, Technol Univ Dublin, Sch Food Sci \& Environm Hlth,
  Pk House,191 North Circular Rd, Dublin D07 EWV4, Ireland.

  D''Arcy, Lorraine, Technol Univ Dublin, Sch Transport Engn Environm \& Planning,
  Pk House,191 North Circular Rd, Dublin D07 EWV4, Ireland.

  Kinahan, Mary, Technol Univ Dublin, Sch Management, Aungier St, Dublin D02 HW71,
  Ireland.'
article-number: '6480'
author: Ari, Ajeni and Leva, Maria Chiara and D'Arcy, Lorraine and Kinahan, Mary
author-email: 'ajeni.thimnu@tudublin.ie

  mariachiaraleva@tudublin.ie

  lorraine.darcy@tudublin.ie

  mary.kinahan@tudublin.ie'
author_list:
- family: Ari
  given: Ajeni
- family: Leva
  given: Maria Chiara
- family: D'Arcy
  given: Lorraine
- family: Kinahan
  given: Mary
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.3390/su14116480
eissn: 2071-1050
files: []
journal: SUSTAINABILITY
keywords: 'fairness; justice; gender; public transport (PT); safety and security;

  accessibility; women'
keywords-plus: 'QUALITATIVE CONTENT-ANALYSIS; MODE CHOICE; LIFE-COURSE; MOBILITY;

  DEMAND; POLICY'
language: English
month: JUN
number: '11'
number-of-cited-references: '58'
orcid-numbers: 'D''Arcy, Lorraine/0000-0002-7163-2780

  Leva, Maria Chiara/0000-0002-6770-8332'
papis_id: 4844f1eb15f66fc18aca01a074399d99
ref: Ari2022fairnessinclusion
times-cited: '0'
title: Fairness and Inclusion for Users of Surface Transport-An Exploratory Thematic
  Study for Irish Users
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000808698500001
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '2'
volume: '14'
web-of-science-categories: 'Green \& Sustainable Science \& Technology; Environmental
  Sciences;

  Environmental Studies'
year: '2022'