8.3 Uganda's gender equality policy commitments
From both economic efficiency and gender equity standpoints it is vital to address women's needs together with those of men in Uganda's road infrastructure and transport services. This document contains a review of how Uganda's gender equality commitments are being implemented in the sector. It highlights several issues, including:
- Weak coordination between the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development and the Ministry of Works and Transport, which is reflected in road policy
- Ugandan women's and men's mobility patterns and access needs tend to be different
- More women than men report concerns about their personal safety when using roads and public transport
- Cultural stereotypes limit women's potential to benefit from the road sector through employment
- The Ministry of Works and Transport's gender policy and guidelines have not been fully disseminated, with the result that investments in the road sector may not be benefiting women as much as they benefit men.
Issuing body: World Bank
Type: Report
Status: Final
Title: Support to the implementation of the Government of Uganda's gender equality policy commitments in the road sub sector
File type: Word document
File size: 1.92 MB
Year of publication: 2013
Number of pages: 87
