ABSTRACT
The growing body of knowledge on transport and gender shows that there is a marked distinction between women and men's mobility, a difference that is a construct of the way society is organised and the related gendered roles, responsibilities and power. This chapter explores how gender structures women and men's mobility and access in metropolitan Uganda. It examines how transportation structures and systems create, reproduce and sustain systemic differences in material circumstances between women and men and reinforce women's exclusion and subordination. The chatper argues that improving women's mobility and access relative to men's has the potential to transform prevailing unequal gender relations. It analyses the travel patterns and transport needs of Ugandan women and men in the greater Kampala area who travel from their homes regularly. The chapter shows that mobility is vital to both women and men in securing their livelihoods, enhancing their human and social capital and in fulfilling their societal obligations.
