Quantitative and qualitative gendered time-use in travel-based multitasking
Final Report Abstract
The gender dimensions of commuting and activity patterns were examined using the German National Time Use Survey (GTUS) to understand how intra-household resources, interpersonal interactions, in-home work sharing (as primary activities) influence commuting behaviour such as mode use and distance. In addition, the intrapersonal complexity of activity patterns was investigated using Shannon’s entropy and multitasking (e.g. to study leisure quality). The evidence provided insights into gender-specific experiences in travel and time use. Building on this foundation, the project advanced the research on gender perspectives in travel multitasking (phase 2). This phase aimed to unravel the complex time-use patterns of men and women during travel by exploring the secondary activities carried out during travel (passive, reading, ICT use and socialising). Moreover, the study investigated how gendered travel time use and travel behaviour influence travel experiences (pleasantness and unpleasantness). The study further extended to explore how gendered travel time use mediate the relationship between commute time and work-life balance. Overall, the evidence from these studies significantly contributes to transportation research by intersecting gender with commuting behaviour, travel time use, travel experiences, and work-family balance. The empirical findings provide the comprehensive understanding of how gender shapes commuting, activity patterns and travel time use, and related factors - including spatial attributes, socioeconomic status, demographics, travel behaviour, non-travel time use, and worklife balance. These insights provide valuable perspectives on other life domains (leisure, unpaid and paid work), travel satisfaction and flexible work arrangements. Consequently, these studies advance existing research on gender perspectives in travel multitasking through empirical studies and thus contribute to both theoretical and methodological development.
Publications
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Gender, travel and the life course. Thoughts about recent research; Workshop Gendering smart mobilities in the Nordic region: Planning and policy processes, Stockholm, 17-18 September
Scheiner, Joachim
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Understanding commuting behavior between partners. mobil.TUM 2018, June 13-14, International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport Urban Mobility, Munich, Germany.
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra
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Concrete steps for women in transport industry: Key research needs and promising near, medium and long term actions. Plenary Talk at 'Onward from WIiT 2019—Emerging Leaders Framing the Future”, 6th International Conference on Women’s Issues in Transportation,September 10-13
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra
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Gender und Mobilität – kein Thema mehr und doch kontaminiert; Fachtagung "Mobilitat - ein unlösbarer Fall?", Ostfalia Hochschule Salzgitter, 7. November
Scheiner, Joachim
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Pendeln und Aktivitätsmuster im Genderkontext; Transnationale DFG-Forschung: Raumplanung trifft Humangeographie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, 25. September
Scheiner, Joachim
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Understanding commuting behavior between partners. Transportation Research Procedia, 41, 376-379.
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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Work trip mode choice of men and women in Germany including partner interactions, 6th Int. Conference on Women’s Issues in Transportation, 10-13 September. Irvine, CA, USA
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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Work-trip mode choice decisions- affected by individual or partner timespace constraints. Universitätstagung September 15-17, Universität der Bundeswehr München
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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Analysing the effect of constraints and partner interaction on individual's work trip mode choice in Germany; Dortmunder Konferenz Raum- und Planungsforschung, Dortmund, 17.-18. Februar
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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Gender und Mobilität - Gedanken über die gegenwärtige Forschung; 5. Dortmunder Konferenz Raum- und Planungsforschung, TU Dortmund, 17.-18. Februar
Scheiner, Joachim
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Gendered commuting and complexities of activity patterns in Germany, European Transport Conference Online, 9-11 September
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra
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Pendeldistanzen in Paarhaushalten – die Bedeutung von ökonomischen Einflüssen, sozialen Rollen und Präferenzen; Dortmunder Konferenz Raum- und Planungsforschung, Dortmund, 17.-18. Februar
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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Understanding relative commuting within dual-earner couples in Germany. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 134, 113-129.
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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Gender dimensions in travel time use and activity satisfaction, der 5.mFUND -Konferenz des BMVI 2021-Mit Dateninnovationen zur Mobilität der Zukunft, Workshop 4, 19-20 October
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra
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Gendered commuting and activity patterns: A cross-sectional German study, AET COVID19 Conversations Webinar – Is the Pandemic increasing the gender mobility gap? Association for European Transport, 4 March
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra
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Gendered patterns of work trip mode choice-evidence from Germany, hEART European Association for Research in Transportation, February 3-4, Lyon, France
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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Leisure Quality among German Parents—Exploring Urbanity, Mobility, and Partner Interaction as Determinants. Sustainability, 13(11), 5883.
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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Work-trip mode choice in Germany – Affected by individual constraints or by partner interaction?. Travel Behaviour and Society, 24, 231-244.
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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Exploring the activity pattern complexity in Germany, Bridging Transportation Engineers (BTR) conference. Aug 1-5 (Online).
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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Exploring the effects of travel and non-travel time use on travel pleasantness -Evidence from Germany, 17. Jahrestagung des AK Mobilität und Verkehr, LMU München, June 29-July 1.
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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Feeling unpleasant in daily activities – Exploring the effects of travel and non-travel time use in Germany, 10th hEART Symposium, June1-3, Leuven, Belgium
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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Travel-based Multitasking in Germany– Does Gender matter in Travel Time use? Women and Gender in Transportation (AME20), Article TRBAM-22-02714. Transportation Research Board 101st Annual Meeting.
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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The gender dimensions of travel time use in Germany. European Transport Research Review, 15(1).
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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Commuting, travel time use and work-family conflict – Exploring the links for single and dual earners in Germany, 17th International Conference on Travel Behavior Research (IATBR) July 14-18, Vienna
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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Do men and women differ in time-use? Analysing the complexity of activity patterns in Germany. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 24, 101077.
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
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Unraveling the gender dynamics of commuting, travel time use and workfamily conflict, TRB's 7th International Conference on Women and Gender in Transportation (WGiT2024), September 9-11, in Irvine, California.
Chidambaram, Bhuvanachithra & Scheiner, Joachim
