Gender equality

A city/human settlement of gender equality, which adopts all necessary measures to combat discrimination in all its forms against women and girls; a city/human settlement which takes all appropriate measures to ensure the full development of women and girls, guarantee them equality in the exercise and fulfillment of human rights, and a life free of violence.

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What is feminist urbanism?

What is feminist urbanism?

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....

Child care for women informal workers proves essential to earning power

Child care for women informal workers proves essential to earning power

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...

Urban safety for women in ten countries

Urban safety for women in ten countries

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),...

Women’s Agenda for the City in Latin America

Women’s Agenda for the City in Latin America

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...

Cities questioned by feminisms

Cities questioned by feminisms

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

Women’s Right to the City Manifesto

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...