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Mobility, Care, and Work in Urban Gothenburg - Rethinking Women’s Spatial Mobility through Quantitative Methodology

Andersson, Karin LU (2025) SGEM08 20251
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
This thesis investigates the structural, social, and spatial factors shaping women’s spatial mobility in Gothenburg, Sweden. Employing a quantitative approach grounded in relational spatial theory, the developed method combines quantitative regression analysis with a case study on two neighbourhoods to examine how gender inequalities, domestic responsibilities, labour force participation, and ethnicity influence women’s spatial mobility. The findings indicate that caregiving duties and education level are the most consistent constraint on women’s mobility, followed by gender disparities in labour force participation. Ethnic and socio-spatial differences between neighbourhoods also appear to influence mobility outcomes. The study critically... (More)
This thesis investigates the structural, social, and spatial factors shaping women’s spatial mobility in Gothenburg, Sweden. Employing a quantitative approach grounded in relational spatial theory, the developed method combines quantitative regression analysis with a case study on two neighbourhoods to examine how gender inequalities, domestic responsibilities, labour force participation, and ethnicity influence women’s spatial mobility. The findings indicate that caregiving duties and education level are the most consistent constraint on women’s mobility, followed by gender disparities in labour force participation. Ethnic and socio-spatial differences between neighbourhoods also appear to influence mobility outcomes. The study critically reflects on the limitations of quantitative methods, arguing that it can reveal structural gendered patterns in women’s spatial mobility. However, it emphasises the importance of reflexivity, intersectionality, and complementary qualitative methods to fully capture the complexity of urban gender inequalities in spatial mobility. By integrating feminist theory with quantitative analysis, this thesis contributes to feminist geography by proposing a more informed and nuanced method for assessing spatial mobility inequalities. (Less)
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author
Andersson, Karin LU
supervisor
organization
course
SGEM08 20251
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
spatial entrapment, spatial mobility, gender inequality, relational space, feminist geography
language
English
id
9196730
date added to LUP
2025-06-12 15:34:22
date last changed
2025-06-12 15:34:22
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  abstract     = {{This thesis investigates the structural, social, and spatial factors shaping women’s spatial mobility in Gothenburg, Sweden. Employing a quantitative approach grounded in relational spatial theory, the developed method combines quantitative regression analysis with a case study on two neighbourhoods to examine how gender inequalities, domestic responsibilities, labour force participation, and ethnicity influence women’s spatial mobility. The findings indicate that caregiving duties and education level are the most consistent constraint on women’s mobility, followed by gender disparities in labour force participation. Ethnic and socio-spatial differences between neighbourhoods also appear to influence mobility outcomes. The study critically reflects on the limitations of quantitative methods, arguing that it can reveal structural gendered patterns in women’s spatial mobility. However, it emphasises the importance of reflexivity, intersectionality, and complementary qualitative methods to fully capture the complexity of urban gender inequalities in spatial mobility. By integrating feminist theory with quantitative analysis, this thesis contributes to feminist geography by proposing a more informed and nuanced method for assessing spatial mobility inequalities.}},
  author       = {{Andersson, Karin}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Mobility, Care, and Work in Urban Gothenburg - Rethinking Women’s Spatial Mobility through Quantitative Methodology}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}