Photo © M.A.f.I.A. (http://somosmafia.com/wp/en/) As part of the Global Platform for the Right to the City (GPR2C)'s action plan for this year, the working groups are preparing 4 thematic campaigns related to the Right to the City: - Gender - Advocacy at the...
During the two months of the Women's Right to the City Campaign , we published in our Social Networks journalistic articles, videos, reports and research related to the issue, as well as activities and initiatives of the member organizations of the Global Platform for...
The Col-lectiuPunt 6[i] , an organisation based in Barcelona, explains in a simple way what feminist urbanism is all about. We invite you to watch the video (in Spanish) or read the ideas and concepts it deals with and which we transcribe below. Video....
Focus group discussions conducted with women informal workers in cities in Brazil, Ghana, India, South Africa, and Thailand show that child care responsibilities have a significant impact on women informal workers’ earnings. Article by Rachel Moussie[i] Photo: Paula...
The report Whose City?, released by ActionAid, shows that women overwhelmingly still face and are constantly under the threat of violence, harassment and intimidation in a broad selection of countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...
The Agenda was launched on 8 March 2019. It is an initiative of the Women and Habitat Latin America Network in six cities in the region: Bogotá, Córdoba, San Salvador, Lima, Ciudad de Guatemala and Santiago de Chile. In order to make citizen demands visible and...
A project implemented by Madre Tierra at Habitat Popular from a gender perspective. Through the methodology of workshops, they reflect on institutional practices and interventions, trying to incorporate this perspective in the daily work. Article by: Madre Tierra [i]...
Feminist urbanism as a horizon to critically rethink territorial-urban planning and development and to propose alternatives towards the reconstruction of cities for the sustainability of life. Article by: Habitat and Gender Commission of Habitar Argentina[i] Photo:...
Women's Right to the City Manifesto A CITY that adopts all necessary measures - regulations, urban planning, economic and social- to combat all forms of discrimination against women and girls; takes all necessary measures to ensure their full development; guarantees...
1. The Evolution of Human Rights for the Right to the City 1.1. The Concept of Urban Rights in the Popular Amendment on Urban Reform The concept of urban rights was included as a core element of the Urban Reform’s thinking which emerged during Brazil’s process...
