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Uptake of public transport is unevenly distributed across society, with gender a strongly differentiating factor. The recently released TramLab Toolkits bring together pioneering research expertise in violence against women, gender, space and design, and technology-facilitated sexual violence and harassment to investigate the issues and factors impacting on safety and perceptions of safety for women and girls on Victorian public transport. The TramLab project is a collaborative project led by La Trobe University, with partners at Monash University’s XYX Lab and at RMIT.
PRESENTER: Associate Professor, Nicole Kalms, Faculty of Art Design and Architecture founding director of the Monash University XYX Lab
Associate Professor, Nicole Kalms outlined:
- The research outcomes
- Approach to the design of the toolkits
- The content of the toolkits and how that can be applied in practice
More about the Tramlab Toolkits
The research undertaken in TramLab found that the issues and factors impacting on safety and perceptions of safety for women and girls on Victorian public transport are as complex as those found in transport environments elsewhere in the world. Despite the fact that women’s use and experience of public transport is different from men’s, their use and their experience (dominated by fear for their safety) are seldom considered.
These factors generate a complex situation for which there are no simple solutions. International research confirms that no stand-alone single initiative is sufficient. Instead, multi-faceted and coordinated packages of complementary initiatives and interventions are required.
- Toolkit 1 lays out the steps for developing gender-sensitive communication campaigns.
- Toolkit 2 details the process for engaging gender-sensitive placemaking to enhance safety for women.
- Toolkit 3 details the steps for gathering gender-sensitive data for transport spaces.
- Toolkit 4 outlines the implementation of gender-sensitive training for public transport service providers and aligned security staff.
