According to the World Bank's report -- a toolkit on 'Enabling Gender Responsive Urban Mobility and Public Spaces in India', how men and women travel is also intrinsically different. More women tend to walk to work compared to men -- 45.4 per cent versus 27.4 per cent.
Public transport services are not traditionally designed keeping in mind women's safety and their specific travel needs, the World Bank said. This severely limits their access to work, education and life choices. India has amongst the lowest female labour force participation rates globally, at 22.8 per cent in 2019-20, according to the global lender.
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