Join this NLA webinar to hear about initiatives to improve women and gender diverse Londoner’s experiences moving around the city.
Over a third of women have been victims of sexual harassment or sexual offences while commuting by train or tube, according to a survey commissioned by British Transport Police (BTP) in 2023. At the same time, safety concerns permeate women’s, girl’s and non-binary people’s day-to day movements, from planning alternative routes home, to adjusting outdoor exercise routines during the winter to accommodate a perceived curfew.
From mild inconvenience to extreme danger, women, girls, and gender diverse people experience the network of public transport, roads, parks, and cycle lanes that connect London differently to men, particularly at night.
This International Women’s Day, NLA shines a spotlight on the experience of women and gender diverse people navigating London. As our industry seeks to advocate for sustainable active travel, public transport, and the use of electric vehicles, and extoll the benefits of outdoor sport and proximity to nature, how are women’s safety concerns factoring into design and planning decisions? How can our built environment industry work more strategically to ensure this approach is joined up across London?
This webinar brings together a panel of industry leaders to share learning from campaigns and case studies that aim to improve women’s experience of moving around our city.
Programme
10:00
Welcome from Chair
Leah Stuart, Director, Civic Engineers
10:05
This Girl Can - Let’s Lift the Curfew
Kate Peers, Strategic Lead for Campaigns, Sport England
10:13
Sexual Harassment on Public Transport
Nicola Brady, Senior Operational Policy, Insight and Analysis Manager, TfL
10:21
Fleet Street Quarter
Beth Nash, Security and Operations Manager, Fleet Street Quarter
10:30
Panel discussion
Speakers above, plus:
Clare Rogers, Central London Co-ordinator, London Cycling Campaign
10:45
Audience Q&A
11:00
End
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Speaker biographies
Leah Stuart
Director, Civic Engineers
Beth Nash
Security and Operations Manager, Fleet Street Quarter
Kate Peers
Strategic Lead for Campaigns, Sport England
Clare Rogers
Central London Co-ordinator, London Cycling Campaign