Women's Empowerment Through Access to Safe Transport: The Impact of Sexual and Nonsexual Victimization on Female Commuters in Bangladesh and Cambodia.

An examination of women's experience on public transport in Bangladesh and Cambodia found that victimization does reduce perceived safety or transport use. In a cultural context where women are socialized to fear and avoid public spaces, experiencing victimization may confirm rather than change previous beliefs. Moreover, it is possible that the participants' use of public transport was driven by necessity rather than choice and that they were unable to change travel patterns in response to victimization. These findings underscore the importance of targeting public violence toward women and the broader societal norms that limit their participation in public life.

Don't spend, eat less, save more: Responses to the financial stress experienced by nursing students during unpaid clinical placements.

Using an online survey, this study explored the impact of participation in unpaid clinical placements on the financial wellbeing of 160 nursing students attending an Australian university. The research found that the majority of respondents struggle financially during clinical placements, yet are financially adequate or secure outside of semester or during normal periods of study. Increased transport costs and loss of income are the most significant financial stressors during this time, with additional meals, work-appropriate clothing, purchasing additional resources and materials, and childcare costs other causes of financial stress. Most students used savings, budgeting, borrowing, and changed expenditure patterns to cope with the financial impact of unpaid placement. These findings have important implications for the ability of students to successfully complete their nursing degree and draw into question the equity of unpaid clinical placements as a formal degree requirement. However, while participation in unpaid clinical placements can impact financial well-being in the short term, participation does have the potential to increase the financial resilience of students over time, as students learn and grow from these experiences. To achieve this, however, greater attention must be placed on the financial support and personal finance education available for nursing students.