City, urbanism and gender

The concept "Feminist city"

The Feminist City

An exhibition by Ellie Cosgrave that conveys a feminist take on what cities should be like.

Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World link opens in a new window

A book by Leslie Kern that offers an alternative look at the cities created and inhabited by men.

_{LESLIE, Kern. Feminist city: claiming space in a man-made world [online]. Barcelona: Verso, 2020. ISBN 9781788739832 [consulted: November 8th, 2023]. Available in: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bibliouocsp-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6178348}

International networks and organizations

Metropolis. World Association of Large Metropolises link opens in a new window

Metropolis advocates a socially engaged metropolitan governance that caters for societal life in all its complexity.

Observatory of the European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life link opens in a new window

The observatory's primary goal is to contribute to the development of policies that promote equality between women and men.

Women and Habitat Network Latin America and the Caribbean link opens in a new window

This network's members are institutions and women committed to promoting women's rights and greater gender equality.

UniGender HUB link opens in a new window

A hub run by UN-Habitat and participating universities whose aim is to generate and transfer knowledge.

Collectives

CISCSA. Feminist cities link opens in a new window

An Argentinean organization that seeks to influence public policies related with women's rights in the city.

Urbanization, gender and global south (GenUrb) link opens in a new window

An international group of female scholars and feminist urban activists who explore citizen practices in the global south.

Women in Cities International (WICI) link opens in a new window

A network based on work carried out in the 1990s on women's safety in Canadian cities.

Local governments and gender

Commitment to gender equity. Urbanism link opens in a new window

The section of the Barcelona City Council's website devoted to urbanism issues from a gender perspective.

Urbanism Handbook of Everyday Life: Urbanism with a Gender Perspective link opens in a new window

Measures taken since 2017 in Barcelona to include the gender perspective in urban planning.

Government measure for a democratization of care link opens in a new window

Measures taken since 2017 in Barcelona to democratize care.

Urban analysis manual. Gender and everyday life link opens in a new window

A handbook published by the Basque Government for drafting urban analysis maps from the gender perspective.

Vancouver: A city for all women. Women’s Equity Strategy 2018-2028 link opens in a new window

A strategy for women to enjoy full access to resources and engage in city life in Vancouver.

Viena: Gender Mainstreaming in Urban Planning and Urban Development link opens in a new window

A report by Vienna City Council on gender integration in urbanism.

Reports, guides and manuals

Gender equal cities. Urbact (2019) link opens in a new window

A report designed to inspire political leaders to champion gender equality in their cities.

Egalitarian metropolitan areas. Metropolis Observatories (2018) link opens in a new window

A report on the gender perspective and public policy in metropolitan areas.

The Right to the City of Women. Manifesto. Global Platform for the Right to the City (2018) link opens in a new window

Manifesto for the equal rights of women and girls and their engagement in urban planning.

Agenda of women for the city in Latin America. Women and Habitat Network Latin America and the Caribbean (2019) link opens in a new window

An agenda drawn up by Latin American women that draws attention to their demands for ensuring their right to the city.

Gender inclusive climate action in cities. Women4Climate (2019) link opens in a new window

A report on how women's leadership and expertise promote inclusive and sustainable cities.

Handbook for urban planning and design with a gender perspective. World Bank (2020) link opens in a new window

A handbook for bringing the gender perspective into urban planning and design.

Bibliography

Space, place and gender link opens in a new window

Doreen Massey’s monograph that deals with the space and place from a relational and a gender’s construction focus.

City and Territory Magazine link opens in a new window

A dossier that presents the current status of gender mainstreaming in Spanish urbanism.

From androcentric urbanism to the city of solidarity link opens in a new window

An article penned by Blanca Valdivia on the paradigm shift towards placing life at the centre of urbanism.

_{VALDIVIA, Blanca. Del urbanismo androcéntrico a la ciudad cuidadora. In: Hábitat y Sociedad [online]. 2018. Num. 11, pag. 65-84. ISSN 2173-125X [consulted: November 8th, 2023]. Available in: http://dx.doi.org/10.12795/HabitatySociedad.2018.i11.05}

Gender and urban space. Annual review of sociology link opens in a new window

An article by Daphne Spain on how cities in the United States have strengthened gender relations since the 20th century.

What did urban studies do for women? A systematic review of 40 years of research link opens in a new window

An article written by Seyed Mashhadi Moghadam and Mojtaba Rafieian that reviews publications on women and cities.

What would a non-sexist city look like? Speculations on housing, urban design and humans link opens in a new window

An article by Dolores Hayden on what a city designed by women would be like.

Liveable Cities link opens in a new window

A documentary reflecting on our cities and how we live in them from a feminist perspective.

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