Investing in Women Centric Transport Nangamso Matebese Maponya

Domestic workers' experiences of gender-based violence and racial discrimination in transport systems.

Continuing on the Domestic Workers' series, this episode focuses on the cost of travel for these women, as a result of long distances and lack of transport integration and poor planning in cities. Making the lives of these women and their families more devastating as they have to spend more of their low incomes towards transportation. 

Valentina shares the results of her study she conducted in Latin America, together with testimonies shared by some of these women travellers. 

Episode 2 of 5 of the Invisible Commutes Series, where we discuss Time Poverty. A phenomenon where some individuals do not have enough time for rest and leisure after taking into account the time spent working – whether in labour market or domestic work.

Domestic workers are part of us, they keep our homes clean, our families fed, our children and loved ones cared for. Have you sat and thought about their travel conditions as they get to your home, for work?
This 5-part podcast series highlights and raises awareness about Domestic Workers’ journey from their homes… and what they must go through as they make their way to yours; focusing on Time poverty, Cost of travel, GBV and racial discrimination and many other issues that affect these women, their families and inevitably yours.

Nangamso goes straight to the women on the street to find out what their concerns are at a grass roots level.

In episode 5, the final episode of the Women’s Centric Transport Summit Series, Nangamso welcomes Leila Muchanga- Hvelplund, Founder of the Advanced Social Innovation- ApS.