Our mission
In order to make a difference in the world of urban mobility we foster the creative exchange between the european cities, academia, corporates, SMEs and start-ups. Benefit from our network and elevate your potential to shape the brighter future for a more gender diverse mobility of tomorrow.
The project ended in December 2022.
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- more mobility projects on the UnternehmerTUM website
- women empowerment and female entrepreneurship on the Women Start-up website
Inspiring Meetup events
Join discussions that will spark and fuel your interest in urban mobility and raise your awareness for gender specific topics.
Hands-on workshops
Get empowered and develop your innovation skills.
A broadly international community
Participate in an open exchange of ideas and information on different aspects and perspectives on the future of cities.
Annual Summit
Learn about creative ways of merging diverse european perspectives on gender and urban mobility.
NEW 2022 - Female Innovators in Urban Mobility Program - NEW 2022
Join our online training program and get equipped with an innovative and entrepreneurial mind- and skill set and pave your way for the leadership roles.
Who we are
We are partners from three european cities, Barcelona, Sofia and Munich. We are collaborating for this EIT Urban Mobility project and bring in our passion for empowering women and our knowledge about urban mobility.
We want to shape a brighter future for urban mobility
- by building a thriving community and fostering creative exchange on innovative urban mobility concepts and perspectives.
- by giving urban mobility a more gender diverse perspective.
- by enabling a rich and immersive collaboration between cities, research fields, corporates, and start-ups.
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya is a public university in Barcelona that carries out research and provides higher education in the fields of architecture, engineering, sciences and technology.
CARNET
CARNET is a Future Mobility Research HUB and is an open hub for industrial and academic partners from the areas of automotive and mobility research & innovation.
JA Bulgaria
JA Bulgaria is a leading educational organization in Bulgaria, a member of a global network with an established reputation for providing innovative and modern 21st-century education to students from kindergarten to university.
News
Women in Urban Mobility wins "gerecht mobil" Award
“Their Unique Role Allows Women to Present Multi-Faceted and Invaluable Solutions”- Interview with Milena Stoycheva about Women in Urban Mobility
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For an Inclusive and Sustainable World – Review of the Meetup “Gender-specific Mobility Planning” in June 2021
Promoting more entrepreneurial women in the mobility sector - with the new EIT cooperation project "Woman in Urban Mobility"! We want to help women become key decision-makers in our cities and shape the future of mobility in a sustainable way.
Read here an interview with Prof. Margarita Martínez Díaz from UPC and learn more why she is passionate about this project.
"Much more is demanded of women" - Interview with Park Your Truck founder Denise Schuster
Our Partners
Project partners
Network partners
We are very happy to have strong network partners. More will follow.
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Past Events
Paving the path for innovative women in urban mobility
It is time to close the knowledge gap and empower women! Read about the launch event of the Female Innovators in Urban Mobility program on May 5, 2022 in Barcelona.
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Mobility start-ups for liveable and diverse cities
The meet-up to discuss about ideas start-ups have to make our cities more diverse and more liveable took place in Munich on December 1, 2021, 5 pm - 7:30 pm CET
Women in Urban Mobility Annual Summit 2021
Finally, the WUM project's icing on the cake! The Women in Urban Mobility Annual Summit took place as a hybrid event in Barcelona on November 19, 2021 at 3pm - 8pm CEST.
Women Decision-Making in Urban Mobility
Why women's participation in decision-making positions in urban mobility is still lower than men's? Our meet-up to find out took place in Barcelona on November 15, 2021, 5 - 7 pm CEST!
Entrepreneurship and Start-ups in Urban Mobility
Our online workshop with a focus on urban mobility start-ups took place in Sofia on November 9, 2021, 9 -12 CEST.
HR Tendencies and Policies for Women in the Mobility Sector
Our online workshop with a focus on HR policies for involving women in the mobility sector took place on October 21, 2021, 9-11 CEST.
Female Leadership - how attractive is the mobility sector for female talents
Our online meet-up to discuss about female leadership in the urban mobility sector took place on October 20, 2021, 5 pm - 7:30 pm CEST
Design Thinking for Women in Urban Mobility
Our interactive design thinking workshop with a focus on smart solutions for urban mobility - with a gender perspective took place on October 8, 2021, 8:30 - 12 pm CEST
Empowering women in urban mobility to go beyond!
Our virtual workshop on empowering women to raise awareness and take action in the urban mobility sector took place on October 7, 2021, 9:30 am - 1 pm CEST
Women Entrepreneurship in Urban Mobility
The workshop took place in Barcelona on September 30, 2021, 5-7 CEST.
CARNET and UPC invited everyone who wants to know how women are entering the exciting world of entrepreneurship in urban mobility.
Workshop - Women in Urban Mobility - Design Thinking
This virtual workshop took place on June 29, 10 am - 4 pm CET
In this interactive design thinking workshop we focused on smart solutions for urban mobility - with a gender perspective.
Empowering Women in Urban Mobility to Go Beyond!
This day-long virtual workshop on empowering women to raise awareness and take action in the urban mobility sector took place on June 24, 2021, 10 am - 4 pm CET
In first workshop for this project we focused on empowering women in the urban mobility sector through entrepreneurial thinking and action.
Gender-specific mobility planning
This online meetup on gender-specific mobility planning took place on June 16, 2021, 5 pm - 7:30 pm CET
The meetup has been organized by UnternehmerTUM together with Acatech and the City of Munich (Department of Mobility).
Sofia Meetup: The future of urban mobility and smart cities
Our first online workshop took place on May 11, 2021, 9-12 am CET
Our first meetup has been organized by JABulgaria. We had a panel of R&D experts, who participated in a discussion moderated by the CEO at Automotive Cluster Bulgaria, Lubomir Stanislavov.
Barcelona Meetup: Mobility patterns from a gender perspective
Our second meetup took place on May 12, 2021, 5-6.30 pm CET
Our second meetup has been organized by UPC and CARNET and has been a hybrid event in Barcelona and online. Great guests discussed and analyzed different mobility patterns according to gender, found reasons and defined strategies to ensure gender equality in urban mobility.
This project is supported by EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. EIT Urban Mobility acts to accelerate positive change on mobility to make urban spaces more liveable.