About this Research Topic
The International Women's Day takes place on the 8th March, celebrating the achievements of women throughout history. Equally as important, this is a date to raise awareness for the inequalities that women across the globe still face on a daily basis.
The UN theme for IWD in 2023 is #EmbraceEquity. It is in this spirit that Frontiers in Sustainable Cities is launching a new article collection to coincide with this UN day. This occasion offers an opportunity to acknowledge that historically, cities have not been designed with women in mind, creating not only unsafe areas, but also making it harder for female bodies to physically pass through a cities that was built for able bodied, full grown men. This then opens up the floor to discuss and consider the importance of using female perspectives and experiences to build smarter, resilient cities of the future.
By 2050 it is estimated that 7 in 10 people will live in a city, but currently ''the price women pay for living in cities includes unequal opportunities, unpaid labour, violence, poverty, unequal amounts of unpaid care work, limited job opportunities, and lack of power in both public and private decision making'' (UNDP, 2022). Gender intersects with race, class, and ethnicity to further exacerbate the issues mentioned previously, impacting upon certain types of women's rights as well as creating multiple forms of oppression and exclusion for women living in the city.
This Frontiers in Sustainable Cities Research Topic aims to address the Social Inclusion-specific dimensions of this UN day, highlighting the importance of female specific infrastructure development and considering how to build resilient future cities that serve everyone, irrelevant of gender, age, disabilities, sexuality or ethnicity; providing equitable urban living conditions. Topics may include, but are by no means limited to:
Female-led urban planning
Urban Transport Management
Equitable Infrastructure Development
The 15-minute City: economic and climate change benefits.
The UN theme for IWD in 2023 is #EmbraceEquity. It is in this spirit that Frontiers in Sustainable Cities is launching a new article collection to coincide with this UN day. This occasion offers an opportunity to acknowledge that historically, cities have not been designed with women in mind, creating not only unsafe areas, but also making it harder for female bodies to physically pass through a cities that was built for able bodied, full grown men. This then opens up the floor to discuss and consider the importance of using female perspectives and experiences to build smarter, resilient cities of the future.
By 2050 it is estimated that 7 in 10 people will live in a city, but currently ''the price women pay for living in cities includes unequal opportunities, unpaid labour, violence, poverty, unequal amounts of unpaid care work, limited job opportunities, and lack of power in both public and private decision making'' (UNDP, 2022). Gender intersects with race, class, and ethnicity to further exacerbate the issues mentioned previously, impacting upon certain types of women's rights as well as creating multiple forms of oppression and exclusion for women living in the city.
This Frontiers in Sustainable Cities Research Topic aims to address the Social Inclusion-specific dimensions of this UN day, highlighting the importance of female specific infrastructure development and considering how to build resilient future cities that serve everyone, irrelevant of gender, age, disabilities, sexuality or ethnicity; providing equitable urban living conditions. Topics may include, but are by no means limited to:
Female-led urban planning
Urban Transport Management
Equitable Infrastructure Development
The 15-minute City: economic and climate change benefits.
Keywords: Women, Smart Cities, Social Inclusion, Infrastructure Development, Female-Led, Resilient Cities, Urban Planning, Intersectionality
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