Her-story in Motion: Racialized Women's Narratives Resisting Race and Gender-based Violence on Transit

Public transit is essential for racialized women’s access to employment, education, and social opportunities. However, the prevalence of violence against women has established public transit environments that fail to ensure women’s safety. Hierarchical power structures and patriarchal norms within transit systems intersect with racial oppression, reinforcing systemic inequalities and compelling racialized women to adapt their mobility behaviours. In this feminist narrative inquiry, I conducted two focus groups with six racialized women participants who had experience taking transit in Calgary and area. Participants shared narratives that described compounding oppressions and constructed forms of resistance. Racialized women offered counter-narratives that challenged existing dominant discourses that normalized the risks they faced on transit and repositioned safety through an intersectional lens. Focusing on “her-story,” racialized women’s narratives can influence new discourse, disrupt patriarchal domination, and support collective resistance through critical consciousness.

Author dc:creator

• McLaughlin, Kylynn

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Halvorsen, Jeffery

• School of humanitarian studies

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Identifier URI

https://doi.org/10.25316/ir-20361

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:null:10613/28794