International Women’s Day at TMB

This 8 March, as every year, at TMB we have promoted several initiatives to highlight the presence of women both in public transport and in society. The proposals you will find these days across the metro network add to all those we continuously develop.

Internally, we foster female talent with the conviction that efficient, sustainable and safe urban mobility is only possible if it is also inclusive. That is why we work every day to guarantee equal opportunities and non-discrimination. In addition, we promote and strengthen the talent of women in a traditionally male sector through training and awareness‑raising actions aimed at the entire workforce.

And we also do so outwardly: we work in a network with organisations that help us break gender stereotypes and, through TMB Educa, we promote workshops that spark interest in STEM disciplines and encourage diversity from a gender perspective.

For all these reasons, TMB’s commitment to International Women’s Day goes far beyond ensuring mobility on a day when the city turns purple and the streets vibrate with chants and slogans. TMB is also part of the heartbeat of 8 March.

Discover the proposals we have prepared!

For a world in which we are socially equal, humanly different, and totally free. Rosa Luxemburg (1871–1919).

This phrase is the winner of the vote carried out by the TMB staff in the weeks prior to 8M, chosen from a selection of quotes by renowned feminist thinkers. Thus, this motto by Rosa Luxemburg is the main feature of the mural intervention created by the artist Valerie Blanchard in the connecting corridor between metro lines 1 and 3 at the Espanya station, which you can see starting 3 March. The artwork will also be displayed in TMB workplaces.

The interactive installation ARS Gràcia, at the Passeig de Gràcia station, also joins this celebration with an artistic proposal that evokes sorority. As you walk through the connecting corridor, let yourself be guided by the lights and melodies of the cubes, which will individually lead you to become part of a whole. The sound proposal, featuring the voices of women artists from AMUC BCN, is inspired by two prominent women: Susan McClary and Éliane Radigue.

When you travel with TMB, you are not alone. Your safety is a priority and, together, we can make public transport a space free of violence. The help gesture, used internationally to discreetly identify women who are experiencing gender‑based violence or who are at risk, can be crucial in triggering a quick and safe response, also in mobility spaces such as public transport.

Our transport services are equipped with video surveillance cameras both in the metro network and throughout the bus fleet. This allows us to see what is happening in real time when a user presses the SOS button and to collaborate with law‑enforcement bodies and security services. For safety purposes, we have improved the lighting in the metro network facilities. 

Find more information on the campaign page.