Q&A: The Nonprofit Spotlighting Domestic Workers’ Commutes
Based in Bogotá, Valentina Montoya Robledo’s Invisible Commutes wants to make public transit work better for household workers.
This article is adapted from AQ's special report on cybersecurity AQ: Why focus on domestic worker commutes VMR: In Latin America, many high-income neighborhoods are designed for cars, and affluent residential areas are where these women work. These neighborhoods should be connected to public transportation as well as have good pedestrian infrastructure. Cost is also a factor. In Lima, I met a woman whose commute costs 36% of her income. Only Buenos Aires has a specific policy reducing the price of transportation for domestic workers. That could be implemented across the...
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