Solo Female Travel

Conversations for a Brave New World is produced by the Gender Network (feminist, gender and queer research and practice) at CSU. We bring global, national and local issues about gender to the Central West. Each month, we share knowledge, scholarship and research about gender from the diverse perspectives of experts and scholars.

Travel can contribute significantly to our well-being. We all know how refreshed we feel coming back from a trip. Travelling alone can also help develop skills and confidence in oneself, which can significantly enhance the individual’s life. But can travel also be gendered? In this month’s episode, our experts, Dr Elaine Yang and Dr Prachi Thakur highlight the challenges of travelling as a solo female and the complications that arise when you consider ethnicity. We look at how travelling as a solo female can attract unnecessary attention and social judgement, limiting the ability of women to travel by themselves.