The experiences of young women traveling on public transport deserve special attention, as they often experience hostile situations in public spaces. When traveling on public transport, women remain on alert, coexisting with “unwanted proximities” and “anonymous othering.” These situations require the deployment of different strategies to avoid harassment or threats during their daily commutes. In this context, the experiences of female university students who use public transport on their daily commute to university are exposed to challenges that go beyond everyday logistics and highlight structural problems that affect their safety and well-being. This chapter presents the results of a qualitative research study in which 26 female university students between the ages of 19 and 29 were asked about their opinions regarding their daily experiences traveling by public transport. It proposes a critical reflection on how gender roles affect women’s autonomy in their mobility in public spaces, given the characteristics of the travel situations they must experience when using public transport on the outskirts of large cities in countries in the Global South, such as Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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The Hostile Experiences of Young Women Traveling by Public Transport in Large Cities in the Global South

  • Graciela Tonon,
  • Damián Molgaray

摘要

The experiences of young women traveling on public transport deserve special attention, as they often experience hostile situations in public spaces. When traveling on public transport, women remain on alert, coexisting with “unwanted proximities” and “anonymous othering.” These situations require the deployment of different strategies to avoid harassment or threats during their daily commutes. In this context, the experiences of female university students who use public transport on their daily commute to university are exposed to challenges that go beyond everyday logistics and highlight structural problems that affect their safety and well-being. This chapter presents the results of a qualitative research study in which 26 female university students between the ages of 19 and 29 were asked about their opinions regarding their daily experiences traveling by public transport. It proposes a critical reflection on how gender roles affect women’s autonomy in their mobility in public spaces, given the characteristics of the travel situations they must experience when using public transport on the outskirts of large cities in countries in the Global South, such as Buenos Aires, Argentina.