Gender Assessment Report E-Motion programme E-Mobility and Low Carbon Transportation Sub-Program 2 – Panamá, Paraguay, Uruguay

The report identifies significant gender disparities in the transport sectors of Panamá, Paraguay, and Uruguay, particularly regarding safety, employment, and mobility patterns. It argues that urban transport is often designed around a male commuter model, ignoring the 'mobility of care' typical of women's trips. The document highlights endemic gender-based violence in public transport and the disproportionate economic impact of COVID-19 on women. To address these, the E-Motion programme proposes a three-fold approach: using the transport sector to change social norms, increasing women's access to green jobs in electric vehicle (EV) markets, and systematizing gender mainstreaming in investment plans through capacity building and sex-disaggregated data collection.

• Women in Panamá, Paraguay, and Uruguay face significant labour market disparities, with female labour force participation between 53-60% in 2019, approximately 20% lower than men's participation.
• Political representation for women remains low across the three countries; Uruguay has the highest parliamentary representation at 22.2%, while Paraguay has the lowest at 15%.
• Gender-based violence is a critical barrier in urban transport, with 6 out of 10 women in Latin American countries reporting harassment in public transportation.
• Urban transport infrastructure is typically designed for a 'male worker model', failing to account for 'trip-chaining' and the 'mobility of care'—trips related to household maintenance and care for others—which are predominantly performed by women.
• The transport sector is heavily masculinized; for example, in Paraguay, women represent only 14% of employees in the transportation, storage, and communications sector.
• The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected women's employment, with a regional unemployment rate for women of 12%, exacerbated by increased unpaid care responsibilities.
• The E-Motion programme aims to reduce sex-segregation in employment and gender biases in ridership by providing scholarships for professional driving licenses and implementing safety measures like improved lighting and CCTV at charging stations.
• There is a critical lack of sex-disaggregated data on mobility and safety in the target countries, particularly in Panamá, which hinders the design of gender-sensitive transport systems.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2022). Gender Assessment Report E-Motion programme E-Mobility and Low Carbon Transportation Sub-Program 2 – Panamá, Paraguay, Uruguay. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/ga-fp195.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Gender Assessment Report E-Motion programme E-Mobility and Low Carbon Transportation Sub-Program 2 – Panamá, Paraguay, Uruguay. 2022. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/ga-fp195.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2022gender, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Gender Assessment Report E-Motion programme E-Mobility and Low Carbon Transportation Sub-Program 2 – Panamá, Paraguay, Uruguay}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2022}, month = oct, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/ga-fp195.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }