Heather is an international independent expert on diversity, gender and sustainable transport, with extensive experience in research studies and implementing projects to develop inclusive, safe transport systems. Examples include: data collection on sexual harassment on public transport in Africa, Latin America and Asia and can draw on experiences and good practice from all over the world. Her client list includes World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Investment Bank and European Bank of Reconstruction and Development, GIZ and others. Recent examples of work include collecting data on E-Mobility as a Driver for Change (an international baseline on gender and e-mobility); an inclusive planning guide for C40;and an review of the future transport labour market; sexual harassment in Nigeria and Malawi, developing an internet based, decision-making tool for stakeholders to address personal security for Africa (SHECAN tool); a study on Gender imbalance in the transport sector: a toolkit for change.
Selected publications or texts
Allen H. Berlin A., (2024) UNEP E-Mobility as a Driver for Change project – Towards a gender transformative and just transition to e-mobility to identify knowledge gaps on gender & E-mobility and enhance gender mainstreaming in global, national and local E-mobility initiative. Report – E-Mobility as a Driver for Change: Towards a gender transformative and just transition to electric mobility
Dorantes L-M, Allen H., (2024) A systematic review of the main challenges that the land transport sector faces.A review of the future transport labour market: An EU approach https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950298524000072
Allen H., Duxfield I (2023) Gender Imbalance in the transport sector – a toolkit for change https://www.sum4all.org/data/files/gender_imbalance_in_the_transport_sector_a_toolkit_for_change.pdf & https://www.fiafoundation.org/news/new-research-and-toolkit-address-persistent-and-damaging-gender-imbalance-in-transport-sector-funded-by-the-fia-foundation & https://www.sum4all.org/data/files/gender_imbalance_in_the_transport_sector_a_toolkit_for_change.pdf
Vanderschuren M., Allen H., Krause P., Lane-Visser T., (2023) Lessons learnt through gender-based travel data collection and related sexual harassment in Sub-Saharan Africa, Social Sciences & Humanities Open, Volume 7, Issue 1, 2023, 100442, ISSN 2590-2911, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100442.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590291123000475
Allen, H.; Nolmark, H.., (2022) Active Transportation, the Ultimate Low Carbon Way to Travel—A Review of International Research and Education Frontiers in Sustainable Cities ; 4,
Allen H. (2020) Counting women so women – an international review of transport data http:www.fiafoundation.org
Allen H (lead author) (2019) SUM4ALL – Global Mobility Report chapter on gender and transport, World Bank https://www.sum4all.org/publications/global-roadmap-action-toward-sustainable-mobility-gender
Allen, H., Cárdenas, G., Pereyra, L., Sagaris, L. (2018). Ella se mueve segura (ESMS) – a study and toolkit on women’s personal security in three Latin American cities. Caracas: CAF and FIA Foundation. https://www.fiafoundation.org/media/461162/ella-se-mueve-segura-she-moves-safely.pdf & http://scioteca.caf.com/handle/123456789/1405
Allen H et al, (2018) Approaches for Gender Responsive Urban Transport, updated GIZ Transforming Urban Mobility Initiative TUMI SUTP module
Selected speaking engagements
Awards and recognitions
European Commission Diversity Ambassador