What’s the gender of your city?

Tia Kansara

Director, Kansara Hackney Ltd.

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Male Female

Words that may be used to describe

each

StrongCompetitiveHard Rebellious Active

SoftNurturingSensitive Quiet Graceful

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/sexual-orientation-gender/gender-gender-identity

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Sexist Cities?

Mercer performs this survey each year for the primary purpose of helping multinational companies determine compensation packages for employees on international assignments. Cities are evaluated across 39 metrics in 10 groups, including “political and social environment,” “economic environment,” “medical and health considerations,” “schools and education,” “consumer goods,” and “housing.” @2050City

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“Not tall, for a start. One imagines a city of maybe six or eight storeys, perhaps quite dense but crazed with interconnecting laneways and gardens and courtyards, lots of shared spaces, public transport, trees and street furniture. A city of quiet orderliness, more focused on the spaces and relationships between things, than the things themselves.”

“The principles of urbanism - intricate connectivity, engagement with history, a focus on the slow, the pedestrian, the being there (as opposed to the getting there) - are feminine values”

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“Gender mainstreaming -or promoting Equality between women and men at all levels- has a political approach to Justice, and it contributes to Social Justice. At a pragmatic level, it improves quality of life, since you identify new themes. Among them, pedestrian needs and safety issues; the Cities of Short Ways or Compact City concept -which now is a very common planning goal” Eva Kail,

Lifestyles in Cities

ResponsiveInnovativeRestorative Safe Replenishing

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A city designed regardless of gender?

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Acceso rápido a casa/trabajo (chamba) o sitios guardados. De un vistazo comparas todas las opciones: caminando, con bici (propia o Ecobici), taxi, transporte público. Próximas salidas, dentro de los detalles de la ruta

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