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‘Upward-thrusting buildings ejaculating into the sky’ – do cities have to be so sexist?
Toxic masculinity is built into the fabric of our urban spaces, writes Leslie Kern, author of new book Feminist City. And the results aren’t just divisive – they can be lethal
Urban Planning Has a Sexism Problem
It’s time for women to be front and center in the movement for cities.
Keeping women safe with Elsa Marie D’Silva
Read the Transscript of TUMI Podcast Talking Transport Transformation episode 5: Keeping women safe with Elsa Marie D’Silva
“We have to bring the village back to the city”
Traffic, houses, infrastructure: cities are planned for the needs of men, says urban planner Eva Kail. In Vienna, she has been doing things differently for 30 years.
The male city
Many cities are built by men for their needs: The main concern is to get to work efficiently. Bad luck for anyone with a stroller, shopping bags or a wheelchair. Is that the way it has to be?
Cycling as a Women’s Movement in Rural Tamil Nadu
In India in the 90s cycling started a social movement for women´s rights.
Three Women who Changed the Course of History On Bicycles
Bicycles empowered the women’s rights movement, which in turn changed the world.