All Outputs (4)

Meeting Young People’s Mobility and Transport Needs: Review and Prospect (2019)
Journal Article
Porter, G., & Turner, J. (2019). Meeting Young People’s Mobility and Transport Needs: Review and Prospect. Sustainability, 11(22), Article 6193. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226193

This paper reviews published and grey literature on young people’s daily transport and mobility experiences and potential, with the aim of identifying major research gaps. It draws on literature across a range of disciplines where interest in mobilit... Read More about Meeting Young People’s Mobility and Transport Needs: Review and Prospect.

Physical and virtual mobility for youth employment in Malawi: reflections on findings from two research projects (2019)
Book Chapter
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Munthali, A., & Robson, E. (2019). Physical and virtual mobility for youth employment in Malawi: reflections on findings from two research projects. In K. Roelen, R. Morgan, & Y. Tafere (Eds.), Putting children first : new frontiers in the fight against child poverty in Africa. ibidem Press

Mobile phones, gender, and female empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa: studies with African youth (2019)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., De Lannoy, A., …Owusu, S. (2020). Mobile phones, gender, and female empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa: studies with African youth. Information Technology for Development, 26(1), 180-193. https://doi.org/10.1080/02681102.2019.1622500

Data from qualitative and survey research with young people in 24 locations (urban and rural) across Ghana, Malawi, and South Africa expose the complex interplay between phone ownership and usage, female empowerment, and chronic poverty in Africa. We... Read More about Mobile phones, gender, and female empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa: studies with African youth.

Gendered politics in rural roads: gender mainstreaming in Tanzania's transport sector (2019)
Journal Article
Mulongo, G., Porter, G., & Tewodros, A. (2019). Gendered politics in rural roads: gender mainstreaming in Tanzania's transport sector. Transport, 173(2), 87-96. https://doi.org/10.1680/jtran.18.00153

This paper explores the impacts of gender mainstreaming initiatives in Tanzania's transport sector on the everyday reality of rural women's lives, including those facing multiple forms of discrimination. Using qualitative methods, including co-invest... Read More about Gendered politics in rural roads: gender mainstreaming in Tanzania's transport sector.