Gendered Mobilities in Urban Neighbourhoods: Women’s and Men’s Risk of Victimization and Activity Spaces

• In Event: Communities and Place: Exploring Perceptions and Experiences of Place (PEP) With Emerging Forms of Data

Abstract

An individual’s activity space represents their movement through and exposure to the urban environment including, potentially risky social and physical environments. There is an emerging literature to support the argument that activity spaces may differ for women and men, particularly in urban settings. These differences are largely attributed to differences in gendered household responsibilities, exposure to crime and violence, as well as differences in how women and men perceive victimization risk.. It is unclear if and how different gendered dimensions may shape activity spaces in the home neighbourhood. This paper draws on individual GPS data for 365 participants over a seven-day period in Brisbane, Australia. It seeks to understand the gendered nature of mobility in the neighbourhood while also considering temporal variation across day and night. This paper contributes to scholarship on gendered mobility through considering activity spaces and perceptions of crime.

Authors

• Chloe Keel, Griffith University

• Rebecca Wickes, Griffith University

• Jonathan Corcoran, University of Queensland

• Danielle Reynald, Griffith University

• Christopher R. Browning, Ohio State University

• Ying Lu, University of Queensland