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Why Road Safety is a Gender Equality Issue
Read the guest article by Ms Nneka Henry, Head of the UN Road Safety Fund with Nation Africa.
If we are to disrupt the road safety crisis in Africa, which has the highest road traffic injury fatality rates—as much as 31 deaths per 100,000 population—we need to care about gender equality and unsafe roads.
29 Mar 2022
On International Women’s Day, March 8, the Working Party on Road Traffic Safety (WP.1), UN Road Safety Fund, IPAG Business School and International Gender Champions joined forces to invite influential women leaders actively supporting Africa’s transition to a better future to spotlight the opportunities and challenges of safe and sustainable mobility.
Women experience and perceive road safety differently from men. As a result, they have different needs and, vitally, can bring a uniquely influential voice to revitalize the road safety agenda.
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"Why Road safety is a Gender Equality Issue" by Nneka Henry - Nation Africa