Coincidentally, Medan was selected to be one of the 6 cities targeted by this programme. The overarching objective of this initiative is to holistically improve public transportation services in a way that is more convenient and inclusive for all passengers. The After Dark co-design workshop held November in Medan was timely, as the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation is set to launch its “Buy The Service” programme in 2020. This means many of these women often have to work night shifts. The small retail sector is a major contributor to Medan’s economy and many businesses operate beyond regular 9–5 office hours.
Furthermore, women workers in Medan make up roughly half of the small retail labour market. Earlier this month the Medan City Government announced plans to implement some of these recommendations as part of the Ministry of Transportation’s new Buy The Service (BTS ) programme.ĭespite the increasing popularity of ride-hailing transportation applications across Indonesia, the After Dark research revealed that many women in Medan still rely on angkot (a minibus public transportation) when travelling at night. We later organised a co-design workshop in Medan, one of the three cities where the field research was conducted, from which a set of practical recommendations emerged. Harkened to the findings from a 2017 safety audit UN Women conducted in Jakarta that highlights the plight of women travelling in public spaces, we kicked off a human-centred design research, aptly called After Dark. Whilst there’s been research on women’s safety in public places, due attention has not been given to women who work night-shifts in the small retail sector and rely on public transportation to travel after dark.
Participants from the co-design workshop in Medan immersed themselves in the After Dark journey - Photo credit: UN Women/Putra DjohanĪround a year ago, Pulse Lab Jakarta and UN Women embarked on a joint research to better understand the experiences of women who use public transportation during night time.
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