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Geo – Temporal factors in disease spreading and prevention in Chile
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Gender gaps in urban mobility

2020 , Laetitia Gauvin , Michele Tizzoni , Simone Piaggesi , Andrew Young , Natalia Adler , Stefaan Verhulst , FERRES, LEONARDO ADRIÁN , Ciro Cattuto

Mobile phone data have been extensively used to study urban mobility. However, studies based on gender-disaggregated large-scale data are still lacking, limiting our understanding of gendered aspects of urban mobility and our ability to design policies for gender equality. Here we study urban mobility from a gendered perspective, combining commercial and open datasets for the city of Santiago, Chile. We analyze call detail records for a large cohort of anonymized mobile phone users and reveal a gender gap in mobility: women visit fewer unique locations than men, and distribute their time less equally among such locations. Mapping this mobility gap over administrative divisions, we observe that a wider gap is associated with lower income and lack of public and private transportation options. Our results uncover a complex interplay between gendered mobility patterns, socio-economic factors and urban affordances, calling for further research and providing insights for policymakers and urban planners.

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