Gender gap in travel time and trip Purpose: Pre-, during and post Covid19 evidence

Adeola Oyenubi, Umakrishnan Kollamparambil and Mandisa Ncobo

Research in Transportation Economics, 2025, vol. 111, issue C

Abstract: We investigate the gender gap in the travel time pre-, during and post-COVID19 pandemic in Gauteng, South Africa over the period 2015–2023. We use four rounds of the Gauteng City-Region Observatory Quality of Life (GCRO QoL) surveys. Results indicate that while women spend less time travelling compared to men across the study period, the gap has increased since the pandemic. Additionally, other socio-economic and demographic factors such as race, age, household size, dwelling type and car ownership also significantly affected travel times.

Keywords: Gender; Work travel; Employment; COVID-19 pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 J16 R41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101558

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