Women’s mobility and ‘transport-related social exclusion’ in Bishkek |
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Authors: | Cholpon Turdalieva Christopher Edling |
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Institution: | 1. Anthropology Program, AUCA , Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan;2. Institute for Asian and African Studies, Humboldt University , Berlin, Germany;3. U.S. Fulbright Program , Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
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Abstract: | This paper analyses gendered mobilities in Bishkek in the space of the most popular form of public transport: the minibus, or ‘marshrutka’. As the means by which women often access various important sites of daily life, the marshrutka itself is a site of negotiation and interaction. Utilizing theories of mobility and empirical data, we argue that marshrutkas are spaces that can give rise to two dichotomous conditions: positive marshrutka experiences may increase the social mobility of female passengers and subsequently increase social empowerment and influence, while negative ones can provide the grounds for social exclusion and gender inequality. |
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Keywords: | Mobility gender transport social mobility social exclusion |
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