Gender Representation and Leadership in Local Transport Decision-Making PositionsShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: Sustainability, E-ISSN 2071-1050, Vol. 15, no 14, article id 11280Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This paper aims to analyse and further capture nuances of gender representation in local political decision-making bodies, focusing on implications for transport policy. Since gender is highly relevant for both attitudes towards transport policy as well as political votes, data on the gender and political colour of executives (members of presidiums) of transport-related committees, councils, and boards is analysed. The study is aimed at the local level, since municipal transport policy decisions include areas with clear differences between masculinity and femininity norms. The mapping of representation reveals, in line with other studies, that women are underrepresented in the most leading position (as chairperson of the City Board 31–37%), and that presidiums of transport-related committees, especially, are highly dominated by men (72–74%) with no clear positive trend in female representation identified over the studied years. The result suggests that transport-related decisions are disproportionally shaped by men as well as masculine norms, with implications for the transition towards transport sustainability. © 2023 by the authors.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023. Vol. 15, no 14, article id 11280
Keywords [en]
gender, municipality, representation, sustainability, Sweden, transport, decision making, gender discrimination, masculinization, womens status
National Category
Gender Studies
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-65956DOI: 10.3390/su151411280Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85166247814OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-65956DiVA, id: diva2:1790943
Note
This work was supported by the Swedish Energy Agency [Grant Number 2019-021596].
2023-08-242023-08-242024-04-08Bibliographically approved