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....
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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
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
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...
Experience of intervention “To inhabit: our body, our house, our community”
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]...
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:...
Triennial of Inhabitants 2019, Cameroon
How can decent housing for 5,000,000 households by 2035 be achieved? The National Network of Cameroonian Inhabitants are taking on this very #righttothecity, #right2housing issue, organising the Fifth Triennial of Inhabitants 2019, in Douala, #Cameroon between March...
GPR2C at #GrenobleTransitions
Today, GPR2C launches its event at the 2019 Grenoble Transitions, an eight day exposition of speakers, debates, exhbitions, presentations and demonstrations towards creating environemntally sustainable urban communities. The HIC event will be discussing how to...
بيان بشأن حقوق المرأة في المدينة
بيان بشأن حقوق المرأة في المدينة مدينة من شأنها أن تتبنى كافة الإجراءات اللازمة ومن بينها ̶ القوانين، التخطيط الحضري، أو الاجراءات الاقتصادية والاجتماعية بشكل عام ̶ لمناهضة كافة أشكال التمييز العنصري ضد المرأة والفتيات؛ واتخاذ كافة الإجراءات اللازمة لضمان تمتعهم...
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...












