“God, whatever you do, don't tell people it's unsafe”: Public transport service providers' perspectives on women's safety from sexual violence on public transport

Kirsty Forsdike, Jessica Ison, Leesa Hooker, Nicola Henry and Angela Taft

Transport Policy, 2024, vol. 150, issue C, 14-23

Abstract: In Australia, one in two women have experienced sexual harassment in their lifetime and one in five women has experienced sexual violence since the age of 15. Public facing organizations, such as public transport providers, have a role to play in providing safe environments and preventing violence.

Keywords: Sexual assault; Sexual harassment; Gender; Public transport; Australia; Women; Normalization process theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.03.005

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