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International Conference Highlights Women's Issues in Transportation

Katherine F. Turnbull

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This article provides an overview of the 5th International Conference on Women’s Issues in Transportation, which was held April 14-16, 2014 in Paris La Defense, France. The conference was sponsored by the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development, and Networks (IFSTTAR) and organized by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and France’s Transport Research Arena (TRA). Focusing on the theme of “Bridging the Gap,” the conference featured keynote presentations, breakout sessions, poster sessions, and master classes, offering interactions with leading women researchers and policy makers. Participants discussed a range of topics, including women’s issues related to safety, mobility, technologies, bicycling, public policy, and employment in the transportation sector.

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This article provides an overview of the 5th International Conference on Women’s Issues in Transportation, which was held April 14-16, 2014 in Paris La Defense, France. The conference was sponsored by the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development, and Networks (IFSTTAR) and organized by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and France’s Transport Research Arena (TRA). Focusing on the theme of “Bridging the Gap,” the conference featured keynote presentations, breakout sessions, poster sessions, and master classes, offering interactions with leading women researchers and policy makers. Participants discussed a range of topics, including women’s issues related to safety, mobility, technologies, bicycling, public policy, and employment in the transportation sector.

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This article provides an overview of the 5th International Conference on Women’s Issues in Transportation, which was held April 14-16, 2014 in Paris La Defense, France. The conference was sponsored by the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development, and Networks (IFSTTAR) and organized by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) and France’s Transport Research Arena (TRA). Focusing on the theme of “Bridging the Gap,” the conference featured keynote presentations, breakout sessions, poster sessions, and master classes, offering interactions with leading women researchers and policy makers. Participants discussed a range of topics, including women’s issues related to safety, mobility, technologies, bicycling, public policy, and employment in the transportation sector.

Key concepts: Breakout, Theme (computing), Bridging (networking), Political science, Public transport, Public relations, Library science, Public administration

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