Webinar Safety of Women and Girls on Buses

What does a safer bus network look like for women, girls and other vulnerable users? What can local authorities and bus operators do to enhance safety for women, girls and other vulnerable users?

Speakers

Susan Leadbetter - Principal Consultant – Liveable Places at WSP

Leads WSPs dedicated Women and Girls' safety team and undertook extensive research into safety perceptions of women and girls on the transport network. Won CIHT’s 2022 "Research initiative of the year" for her study on women's safety

Laura Brooks - CTPP, Senior Planning Adviser at DfT 

Laura is a chartered transport planner who is a co-founder of the Gender Equality Toolkit in Transport (GET-IT). 

Dr Lucy Baker - Aberystwyth University and THINK, Research Associate

Lucy is a social geographer with research expertise in gender and inclusion in transport and mobility. Lucy is leading the Gender+ Bus project at Aberystwyth University which is considering women’s safety using and accessing buses in Wales and the UK. The project is developing a staff training programme with the gender equality charity Chwarae Teg to help staff recognise and respond to incidents of gendered harassment and violence.