The widespread availability of digital traces capturing individuals’ daily mobility has the potential to enrich the understanding of the relationship between mobility, gender and socioeconomic factors. In fact, it has led to a heightened interest in deriving policy insights from these data. However, it is also essential to put the focus on methodological aspects to address the data gaps and biases.
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L.G. acknowledges financial support from the Lagrange Project of the Institute for Scientific Interchange Foundation (ISI Foundation), funded by Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Torino (Fondazione CRT).
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Gauvin, L. Gaps in gender and socioeconomic mobility disparity studies. Nat Comput Sci 4, 633–635 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43588-024-00667-8
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