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Front Matter i-xiv
PART 1: CONFERENCE OVERVIEW 1-2
Introduction 3-4
PLENARY SESSION 1: Framing the Issues 5-6
PLENARY SESSION 2: Changing Demographics, Women s Travel Patterns, and Transportation Policy 7-8
BREAKOUT SESSION: Women s Travel Patterns and Behavior 9-10
BREAKOUT SESSION: Mobility and Safety Issues for Youth and Young Adults 11-12
BREAKOUT SESSION: Mobility Issues in Africa and Asia 13-14
BREAKOUT SESSION: Attitudes and Preferences 15-16
BREAKOUT SESSION: Gender Equality and Equity Issues 17-18
BREAKOUT SESSION: Gender Equality in Transportation in Sweden 19-20
PLENARY SESSION 3: International Industry Leaders Panel 21-22
PLENARY SESSION 4: Women s Transportation Safety and Personal Security 23-24
BREAKOUT SESSION: Older Women s Safe Mobility 25-27
BREAKOUT SESSION: Personal Security Issues 28-29
BREAKOUT SESSION: Driver Behavior and Crashes 30-32
BREAKOUT SESSION: Extreme Events: Mobility and Safety Issues for Women and Children in Times of Crisis 33-34
PLENARY SESSION 5: Effects of Gender on Mobility 35-36
PLENARY SESSION 6: Where Do We Go from Here?: Constructing a Research Agenda 37-37
POSTSCRIPT: Looking to the Future 38-38
PART 2: PLENARY PAPERS 39-40
Women s Travel Issues: Creating Knowledge, Improving Policy, and Making Change 41-49
Gender, Poverty, and Transportation in the Developing World 50-62
Women s Travel in Developed and Developing Countries: Two Versions of the Same Story? 63-77
Her Money or Her Time: A Gendered View of Contemporary Transport Policy 78-93
Road User Safety: Women s Issues 94-102
What Is Blocking Her Path?: Women, Mobility, and Security 103-122
APPENDICES 123-124
APPENDIX A: Technical Papers in Volume 2 125-126
APPENDIX B: Special Workshop on the History of Women in Transportation: How Can We Plan for the Future If We Don t Understand the Past? 127-127
Appendix C: Poster Session 128-132

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Women's Issues in Transportation: Summary of the 4th International Conference, Volume 1: Conference Overview and Plenary Papers (2011)

Chapter: Introduction

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Chapter: Introduction