Data on metro rides was crowd-sourced through a custom-made app during rush hour (Monday-Friday, 6AM-9AM and 5PM-8PM). A total of 363 women commuters and 51 men commuters were recruited to participate in the study through online social media and networks, referrals, and flyers distributed at the train stations. The recruiting material invited respondents to download a smartphone application and respond to survey questions regarding their experience with the SuperVia (Rio suburban metro system). None of the recruitment material mentioned gender, harassment or the reserved space. Women riders reported their behavior and experience across 22,000 rides, and men riders collected data on crowding and enforcement of the gender reservation policy from the metro platform.
A CAPI survey and IAT test were also administered with a random sample of metro riders who did not participate in the crowd-sourced data collection. Two woman enumerators administered the survey at the platforms and one man enumerator administered the IAT at the tent location. There were 5 sets of platforms covering the lines that departures from Central. The enumerators covered the lines in a randomized order. That order was randomized in Stata and shared with the platforms enumerators at the beginning of each day.
Please refer to the Platform Survey and IAT Protocol and the Ethics document provided as supporting documentation for more information.
