ITF Gender Analysis Toolkit: Indicators

Definitions

“Sex” and “Gender” data: Transport data are often collected using the category “sex” (i.e. male and female), which refers to the biological aspects of an individual. The category “gender”, which is a social construction, is used more and more but still less often than sex. Where gender data is not collected, data based on sex is the nearest equivalent. In the context of this Toolkit “gender” is used for consistency purposes, but where that data is not available, users of this Toolkit can substitute data categorised by “sex”.

Transport modes: Common modes of transport include walking, cycling, public transport (bus, light rail and heavy rail), private vehicle (automobile and two-wheelers), three-wheelers and other modes such as taxis, ride hailing, e-scooters and being dropped off.

Trip: A one-way movement of an individual by a specified mode of transport, having an “origin” (start of the trip) and a “destination” (end of the trip) and made for a defined purpose.

Trip purposes: Commonly include commuting, work related business, education and child care, personal business, drop-off, pick-up or accompany another person, shopping, and social and recreation.

Road safety indicators in this document are derived from the International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD) questionnaire and database.

Vehicle occupants: Include drivers of passenger cars, passengers of passenger cars (excluding the driver) and unknown seating position in passenger cars. They also include drivers and passengers of goods road motor vehicles, passengers of goods road motor vehicles, passengers of light goods road vehicles, passengers of heavy goods road vehicles, rivers of goods road motor vehicles, drivers of light goods road vehicles, drivers of heavy goods road vehicles, and unknown seating position in goods road motor vehicles,.

Transport workforce: Employment data is often based on the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) developed by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Transport-relevant categories (divisions) include 1) Civil engineering (Division 42); 2) Land transport and transport via pipelines (Division 49); 3) Water transport (Division 50); 4) Air Transport (Division 51);  5) Warehousing and support activities for transport (Division 52); and 6) Postal and courier activities (Division 53). Other industry classification systems also exist.