Years of research, advocacy, and global collaboration have laid a strong foundation for more equitable transport systems. What is increasingly emerging now are the practical tools to build on it: concrete, accessible, and ready to use.
That is exactly what came into focus on 11 March, when the Global Alliance for Feminist Transport (GAFT) hosted its third Meet & Greet, dedicated entirely to tools and toolkits for gender-inclusive transport systems. Colleagues from the Asian Development Bank and the City of Detroit joined us, each bringing a tool designed to turn gender commitments into concrete action.
Two sessions ran in parallel to accommodate different time zones, one for Asia-Pacific and one for Latin America, reflecting the global community that the Global Alliance for Feminist Transport has become. If you missed them, here’s what was shared.
Three tools, three contexts, one shared goal
This edition built on the momentum of our previous Meet & Greet on academic research, which explored how feminist transport scholars are reshaping data practices and planning frameworks worldwide. This time, the spotlight moved from research findings to the hands-on instruments designed to put those findings into practice.
Self-Assessment Tool for Gender-responsive Public Transport (SAT-GPT) presented by Women Mobilize Women
Public transport is central to climate and development objectives, yet many systems still overlook care-related mobility, safety patterns, and unequal access to decision-making. Knowing that something needs to change is one thing, but knowing where to start is another.
Developed by Women Mobilize Women and Mujeres en Movimiento, the Self-Assessment Tool for Gender-responsive Public Transport (SAT-GPT) offers exactly that: a structured starting point for public transport authorities and operators to understand where they stand and how to move forward. Through an assessment that spans the full project cycle (planning, implementation, operation, and monitoring), it helps institutions establish a baseline, reflect on current practices, and prioritise the actions that matter most.
After launching in 2025, SAT-GPT now has a new web-based version that makes the process more accessible and the results more actionable. The assessment can be repeated over time, helping institutions track progress, strengthen internal coordination, and support continuous learning toward more gender-responsive mobility.
Gender Equality in Transport Toolkit: Moving Toward Gender Transformative Transport Systems in Asia and the Pacific presented by Claire Charamnac, Asian Development Bank
Developed by the ADB’s Gender Equality Division, this toolkit was created for transport ecosystem stakeholders, from government agencies to development finance institutions and private sector actors, who want to go beyond gender mainstreaming toward genuinely transformative change. It provides structured guidance across five steps:
- Identifying gender gaps in transport projects
- Designing good practice gender actions and performance indicators
- Determining implementation modalities
- Monitoring and evaluating impacts
- Preventing negative risks
As users go through the toolkit, they can find specific recommendations focusing on the issues at hand. It draws on case studies from across the Asia-Pacific region, including a bus rapid transit project in Karachi that achieved a 20% increase in female ridership, road network improvements in Papua New Guinea that supported 200 women beneficiaries in increasing their income and decision-making power, and a Georgian Railway Green Bond project that surpassed its target for women’s internship participation in a traditionally male dominated sector like railway.
Toolkit for Gender-Inclusive Mobility Planning presented by Leah Gerber, City of Detroit
Developed through the German Chancellor Fellowship with support from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Leah Gerber’s toolkit was designed for planners, designers, and public agencies who want to move from concepts and theories and need practical, actionable guidance.
It mirrors the actual phases of the urban planning and design process: visioning and scoping, data collection, public participation, design and implementation, and monitoring and maintenance. At each stage, it offers guidance, checklists, and case studies from municipalities in Germany, the EU, and the United States. The main takeaways from the toolkit are the use of pilot projects as trial periods to learn and adjust before scaling and creative and inclusive public participation processes that allow for truly representative policies.The result is a toolkit that consistently keeps the focus on the people who depend on mobility systems most.
What the sessions revealed
Across the three presentations, a common thread emerged: the field is shifting from awareness to action. Each tool addresses a different scale and context, from city level self-reflection and planning to national and private sector integration. However, all three point in the same direction: building the practical infrastructure and protocols that turn gender commitments into measurable outcomes. Together, they also reflect that intentional action is required to ensure a gender-just transition in transport systems.
Explore each tool and toolkit here:
- Self-Assessment Tool for Gender-responsive Public Transport (SAT-GPT). Women Mobilize Women.
- Gender Equality in Transport Toolkit: Moving Toward Gender Transformative Transport Systems in Asia and the Pacific. Asian Development Bank.
- Toolkit for Gender-Inclusive Mobility Planning. Leah Gerber.
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