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Women and Cities 4: Gender Equity in the Public Sphere

This course will outline the way in which women have occupied public spaces and the transition into a greater level of visibility for women in cities.

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Course Info

  • Duration 8 video lessons (55 Mins)
  • Published Published
    2022
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    1.
    Introduction
    Chapter Duration 1 min
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    2.
    Public Life for Women Today
    Chapter Duration 11 mins
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    3.
    Street Harassment and the Flâneuse
    Chapter Duration 8 mins
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    Women and Mobility
    Chapter Duration 7 mins
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    Public Policy and Power
    Chapter Duration 6 mins
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    Public Space in Practice
    Chapter Duration 11 mins
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    Case Study: Vienna
    Chapter Duration 6 mins
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    Conclusion
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What You Will Learn

  • Understand gender bias in urban environments.
  • Understand the role that gender has played in constructing cities and systems throughout history.
  • Learn about contemporary examples of women impacting cities globally and in different contexts. 
  • Learn about alternative feminist approaches to urban design, architecture, transportation, policy, and urban planning.
  • Gain the ability to critically assess urban development from a gender-equitable lens.
  • Further the conversation around gender equitable cities.
     

Course Description

While the home conjures up notions of domestications and segregated gender roles, the public realm brings to mind perhaps a much darker, more dangerous image of the female experience in streets and other public spaces. The "Gender Equity in the Public Sphere" course outlines the ways women have historically occupied public spaces and also reveals how some cities are working toward greater levels of visibility for women in the public realm.

Learn these skills

  • Accessibility
  • Civic Engagement
  • Demographics
  • Development
  • Environmental Planning
  • Equity
  • Housing
  • Land Use
  • Pedestrian Planning
  • Public Health
  • Transportation
  • Urban Design
  • Urbanism
  • Walkability

AICP CM

This course is approved for 1 AICP CM credit.

AIA CES

This course is 1 LU.

SACPLAN CPD

This course is approved for 1 SACPLAN CPD point.

CIP

This course is eligible for self-reported CIP unstructured CPL units.

Meet Your Instructor

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman

Katrina is a lecturer, researcher, and advocate for heart-centered cities. Her work focuses on human behavior in public space and the relationship between behavior and design.

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Liz Axelson AICP CPL

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Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman, an urban anthropologist, and insightful speaker, discusses gender equity pointing to the changes that can improve various types of public spaces in cities. Although these improvements may initially be focused on the needs of women, including safety and freedom from harassment, they can make a better public life for children, especially girls and ultimately enhance social interactions and public places for everyone. She provides thought-provoking points about how of many spaces originally built for men going to and coming home from work may be transformed into places for people of all genders and ages for practical, social and leisure purposes.
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