Definitions
Feminist Planning: The process driving the equitable involvement of all persons in the planning profession, which was originally initiated with consideration for women and later expanded to include all persons regardless of age, gender, place of origin, and sexual identity.
Feminist Urbanism: Various facets of contemporary urban design and planning practices that developed as a reaction to traditional planning processes that were shaped by patriarchal values, with an intention to facilitate equitable access to the benefits and opportunities that can be offered in multilevel agendas.
Introduction
Women have always held pivotal roles in society; however, the vast majority of history has shed light on the contributions of a select few and has tended to focus disproportionately on the achievements of privileged men, particularly those of white cis males (Hendler et al. 2017...
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The authors would like to thank the following planning, architecture, and urbanism professionals for their insights and perspectives from their cities and home countries: Ankit Bhargava, Brenda Kamande, Carolina Monteiro de Carvalho, Geomilie Tumamao-Guittap, Flavia Gwiza, Hema Kabali, Huraera Jabeen, Marcia Trento, Mariana Cunhaos, Moniek Driesse, Riya Rahiman, Ruchi Varma, Samrawit Yohannes Yoseph, Sunita Shreshta, Tanya Chandra, Tasfin Aziz, Wahyu Pratomo, and Yamini Jain.
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List of feminist planning and urbanism-related organizations
Organization | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|
American Planning Association (APA) Women and Planning Division | The USA | |
Arquitetas em Rede | Brazil | |
BAME in Property | The UK | |
BAME Planners Network | The UK | |
Black Females in Architecture | The UK | |
Cidadeapé – Associação pela Mobilidade a Pé em São Paulo | Sao Paulo, Brazil | |
CISCSA Ciudades Feministas | Argentina | |
Commonwealth Women in Planning Network (CWIP) | Global (Commonwealth countries) | |
Instituto Pόlis | Brazil | |
Mahila Housing SEWA Trust | India | |
Mobilize: Mobilidade Urbana Sustentável | Brazil | |
Network for Feminist Urban Planning | Global (based in Sweden) | |
Safecity | Global (based in India) | |
Safetipin | India | |
Tanzania Women Architects for Humanity (TAWAH) | Tanzania | |
TAO-Pilipinas | The Philippines | |
The Association of Women in Property | The UK | |
The Latin America Women and Habitat Network | Latin America | |
Urbanistas Rotterdam | ||
Urbanistas UK | The UK | |
WEDO (Women’s Environmental and Development Organization) | Global | |
WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing) | Global | |
Women in Cities International | Montreal, Canada | |
Women in Planning, South Africa (WIPSA) | South Africa | |
Women in Real Estate (WIRE) | Kenya, Africa | |
Women Transforming Cities | Vancouver, Canada | |
Women in Urbanism Aotearoa | New Zealand | |
Women in Urbanism YYC | Calgary, Canada |
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