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dc.titleDisrupting Personal (In)Security?: The Role of Ride-Hailing Service Features, Commute Strategies, and Gender in Mexico City
dc.contributor.authorScholl, Lynn
dc.contributor.authorOviedo, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorSabogal-Cardona, Orlando
dc.contributor.orgunitTransport Division
dc.coverageMexico
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.coverageNorth America
dc.date.available2021-12-06T00:12:00
dc.date.issue2021-12-06T00:12:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper sheds light on the personal security dimension of ride-hailing from a gender perspective. We explore how features of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) services affect riders perceptions of security when commuting in ride-hailing services, and how general perceptions of fear of crime shape the way people value such features. Moreover, we analyze the strategies women and men are using to enhance their own security in ride-hailing and factors influencing these strategies. We conducted a survey of users of the TNC DiDi in Mexico City. The statistical methods used are structural equation models SEM and ordered logit models OLOGIT. Results show that women are more likely to value the information made available by ride-hailing applications (e.g., knowing your location or knowing driver information) and the presence of a panic button. The value given to information also increases if a person feels insecure in the streets, in a public transit station or in public transit. People who perceive higher insecurity in the streets have increased positive perceptions of the possibility of travelling without transfers. We also find that women are 64.4% less likely to share ride-hailing trips (pooling) and 2.14 times more likely to share details of their trips through their cellphones.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003812
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Disrupting-Personal-InSecurity-The-Role-of-Ride-Hailing-Service-Features-Commute-Strategies-and-Gender-in-Mexico-City.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/El-papel-de-las-aplicaciones-de-movilidad-y-su-impacto-sobre-la-seguridad-personal-o-la-falta-de-ella-estrategias-de-traslado-y-genero-en-Ciudad-de-Mexico.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectPublic Transport
dc.subjectTrust
dc.subjectShared Mobility
dc.subjectCrime and Violence
dc.subjectRide-Hailing Platform
dc.subjectMode of Transport
dc.subjectTechnological Change
dc.subjectCoronavirus
dc.subjectTransport Network
dc.subjectDelinquency
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeN76 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeO32 - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
dc.subject.keywordsRide-hailing;Public Transportation;Structural Equation Models;Transportation Network Companies
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-02361
idb.operationRG-T3614
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