Abstract Karachi is the economic hub of Pakistan, with an estimated population of 20 million (Khawar, 2017). However, it lacks a systematised public transport service, with few buses and no trains, leaving private bus owners to run poor-quality deregulated services. Although it may be argued that poor service fails to accommodate the needs of the inhabitants of this megacity, women are additionally marginalised by restricted transport services. Men not only have more space allocated to them on public transport but also have the freedom to use alternative and cheaper private modes of transport such as motorbikes and cycles, which are socially discouraged for women. However, there is little literature on the barriers to women's mobility in countries in the Global South, which shows how they are differentially deprived of their agency owing to the cultural norms and gender disparity in transport provision. This paper aims to identify and assess the various aspects of gender transport poverty faced by young working women in Karachi using a quantitative survey. It will broaden the understanding of gender transport poverty in the Global South.

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“卡拉奇性别交通贫困的影响”

摘要 卡拉奇是巴基斯坦的经济中心，估计有 2000 万人口（Khawar，2017）。然而，它缺乏系统化的公共交通服务，公交车很少，也没有火车，让私人巴士车主经营质量低劣的放松管制的服务。虽然有人会说，糟糕的服务无法满足这个特大城市居民的需求，但女性也因交通服务受限而被边缘化。男性不仅在公共交通工具上有更多的空间分配，而且还可以自由使用替代性和更便宜的私人交通工具，如摩托车和自行车，这在社会上是不鼓励女性使用的。然而，关于全球南方国家妇女流动障碍的文献很少，这表明，由于文化规范和交通供应方面的性别差异，他们如何被不同程度地剥夺了自己的代理权。本文旨在通过定量调查来确定和评估卡拉奇年轻职业女性面临的性别交通贫困的各个方面。它将扩大对全球南方性别交通贫困的理解。