Mobility with a gender perspective in Mexico City

In 2018 Steer was selected by the Development Bank of Latin America, CAF, to carry out the study “Demand and gender management strategy for sustainable mobility in Mexico City.” The study has become a benchmark for researchers and public institutions in the City.

For the gender component, the objective of the study was to identify the travel trends of men and women from the 2017 Origin Destination Household Survey of the Metropolitan Area of ​​the Valley of Mexico, particularly in relation to mobility of care, interdependence, and traditional and complex accessibility.

To develop the analysis, Steer formulated a methodological framework with a matrix of nine aspects that reflect the relationship between gender and mobility, with an emphasis on mobility of care, the evidence of which has so far been studied and incorporated into public policies in few cases.

Among the findings, we identified that on a typical working day, 54% of the trips made by men are related to work, while for women it represents 33% of their movements. For care tasks, this proportion is 13% versus 35%, which verified the need to incorporate a clear way of differentiating between genders in the mobility analyses. From our findings, we discovered that care trips are made mainly on foot and by public transport, while work-related trips more clearly involve mass transportation services and cars.

Another important finding is the effect that socioeconomic status has on the gender gap. In general, 19% of women's trips involve the use of a car, while for men, its use occurs in 33% of trips. In households with 1 or 2 and more vehicles available, the percentage of trips in which women drive increases as the socioeconomic level rises and at all levels, women demonstrate a level of control of the private vehicle less than men.

The study also explored preferences for the use of transport modes with respect to proximity, changes in the preference for mass modes and transshipments that can serve as a basis for the formulation of analysis and public policies.

The study's recommendations covered three areas: the production of data and information, recommendations for public policy for mobility and the identification of how greater diversity in the participation of actors during the life cycle of Projects can reduce the identified gaps.

CAF has published the executive summary of the corresponding final report, which you can find at the following link: https://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1635