Tayal Deeksha, Mehta Aasha Kapur
Centre for Gender Studies, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Labour Econ. 2021;64(2):389-413. doi: 10.1007/s41027-021-00313-1. Epub 2021 May 28.
Availability of safe, reliable and affordable public transport facilitates access to work opportunities. This relationship between transport and economic independence is not gender neutral. Delhi's Metro Rail Network marked a milestone in this regard as it provided a gender-sensitive means of mass transit with specific facilities for women passengers. However, the onset of Covid-19 pandemic, followed by restrictions on mobility and change in working habits, brought the urban public transport network to a standstill. Given this background, the paper explores the impact of Metro Rail Network on the commuting pattern and preferences of working women in Delhi-NCR region as well as the travel-related challenges faced by women that were magnified during the pandemic.
安全、可靠且价格合理的公共交通有助于人们获得工作机会。交通与经济独立之间的这种关系并非性别中立。德里的地铁网络在这方面具有里程碑意义，它提供了对性别敏感的大众运输方式，并为女性乘客提供了特定设施。然而，新冠疫情的爆发，以及随之而来的出行限制和工作习惯的改变，使城市公共交通网络陷入停滞。在此背景下，本文探讨了地铁网络对德里-国家首都辖区地区职业女性通勤模式和偏好的影响，以及女性在疫情期间面临的与出行相关的挑战，这些挑战在疫情期间被放大了。
