RT Article
T1 Fear of Sexual Harassment and Its Impact on Safety Perceptions in Transit Environments: A Global Perspective
JF Violence against women
VO 28
IS 1
SP 26
OP 48
A1 Ceccato, Vania
A2 Loukaitou-Sideris, Anastasia
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1776231414
AB This study reports variation in safety perceptions in transit environments, based on samples of university students in 18 cities on six continents who responded to an identical 45-question survey (N= 13,323 university students). We explore potential links between students’ fears and sexual victimization and conclude that sexual harassment affects their behavior and mobility. Student mobility was affected by avoidance strategies prompting some transit riders to travel at particular times, on travel routes and settings that are deemed especially risky, or even avoiding using transit completely. Findings highlight the importance of city–country contexts for transit safety.
K1 Gender
K1 University Students
K1 Public transportation
K1 Sexual crime
K1 Fear of crime
K1 #MeToo! movement
DO 10.1177/1077801221992874