Case Study Explorer

This case study highlights how Morocco’s Urban Transport Program, backed by the World Bank, improves public transit access and safety for women through female-friendly infrastructure, targeted services, and inclusive policies, benefiting 100,000 daily users—45% women.

This case study highlights how Rio de Janeiro’s Cartão Move Mulher program provides free public transport to women experiencing domestic violence, enabling over 4,000 women to access essential support services.

This case study highlights how the Chennai Gender and Policy Lab advanced women’s safety and inclusion in public transport by conducting safety audits, promoting policy changes, and implementing infrastructure upgrades.

This case study highlights how Dakar’s fully electric BRT system improves urban mobility, increases women’s employment in public transport, and enhances safety and inclusivity through targeted recruitment, training, and gender-responsive infrastructure.

This case study highlights how the Mujeres Conductoras Program broke down barriers for women in public transport by changing licensing laws and offering targeted support, resulting in higher female participation and improved conditions.

This case study highlights how Dar Es Salaam’s urban transport project improves women’s mobility and employment through safer infrastructure, expanded public transport services, and targeted training programs.

This case study highlights how Quito’s Metro Line One project improved women’s safety and employment by implementing anti-harassment measures and achieving 40% female workforce participation, significantly exceeding gender inclusion targets.

This case study highlights how subsidized, safe transport for girls in rural Pakistan has increased school attendance, reduced dropout rates, and empowered communities, serving as a model for gender-sensitive education access.

This case study highlights how North Macedonia’s Local Roads Connectivity Project used public procurement to promote employment of Roma and other minorities, revealing both progress and barriers to hiring women and disadvantaged groups.

This case study highlights how targeted training, fee waivers, and outreach campaigns in Samoa and Tonga helped women overcome barriers to obtaining driver’s licenses, promoting economic empowerment and gender equality in transport.

This case study highlights how upgrading roads in Uganda’s refugee-hosting districts is creating job opportunities, improving mobility, and empowering women through targeted employment, infrastructure, and community engagement initiatives.

This case study highlights how improved roads, logistics, and targeted business support in rural Azerbaijan are promoting inclusive economic growth and empowering women by increasing market access and providing tailored training and advisory services.

This case study highlights how the Georgian Railway Green Bond Project advanced gender equality by increasing women’s participation, implementing workplace protections, and promoting inclusivity in the traditionally male-dominated transport sector.

This case study describes Serbia’s efforts to build a pipeline for female talent in the rail sector through a World Bank-supported PhD scholarship program, highlighting challenges, lessons learned, and future opportunities for greater inclusion.

This case study shows how onsite and mobile childcare initiatives in India and Egypt are helping women access and retain jobs in male-dominated sectors by removing a major barrier to workforce participation.

This case study highlights how Azerbaijan, with World Bank support, lifted legal restrictions on women’s employment, opening higher-paying jobs and inspiring broader reforms to promote gender equality in the workforce.

This case study highlights how the Kiribati Kiritimati Infrastructure Project promotes women’s employment through targeted skills training, inclusive road and airport design, and dedicated support for women’s safety and economic participation.

This case study shows how the Assam Inland Water Transport Project modernized ferry services, improved safety and accessibility, and empowered women as entrepreneurs and leaders in a traditionally male-dominated sector.

This case study describes Ukraine’s She Trucker program, which trains and employs women as commercial truck drivers to address labor shortages, sustain supply chains, and empower women in a male-dominated sector.

This case study highlights how the Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project helps women entrepreneurs overcome barriers to trade through skills training, improved infrastructure, digital platforms, and cross-agency collaboration.