2025/06/16 by Elisabeth Lång, Maria Börjesson · 1 voice
Social Sciences · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · #Urban Transport and Accessibility #Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies #Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
paper · doi:10.1016/j.retrec.2025.101597
We examine the gender gap in commuting distance over time. We show that the gender gap in commuting distance has decreased less than the wage earnings gap. This holds true also for singles without children, where an uneven division of household duties should not be a factor. In 1998, the lion's share of the gender gap in commuting distance, conditional on effective job density, could be attributed to job specialization and women's higher marginal cost of commuting due to their higher share of unpaid work . However, by 2017, the influence of these factors has diminished, resulting in a growing “unexplained” gender gap in commuting distance.