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The Feminist City

07/03/2023

As designers, creators and makers of the built environment, we are curious about how to make public spaces and office environments work well for women. The topic is certainly not new. Since women have become a part of the workforce in large numbers, research has already shown that both public spaces and office environments are designed based on the so-called 'reference man' rather than a 'reference woman'.

Urban spaces are designed based on traditional male paid work patterns. While women or people doing traditionally female unpaid work (think grocery shopping, picking up children from school or taking them to various activities) actually struggle to make these urban spaces work for them.’

This 'Feminist City' series explores how we can make these public spaces and office environments work better for women in particular. The series highlights different perspectives of women in cities and explores how urban planning, urban governance and office design can better support women in their daily lives. Within the series we focus on the Netherlands, most of the examples and legislation are also from the Netherlands. The academic research used is mostly from Europe or the United States. 

 

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Feminist City
The Feminist City Part One: Context of women in the workplace

In this first Insight, we lay the foundation of the history of women in cities and at work. 

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Feminist City
The Feminist City Part Two: The glass ceiling of urban spaces

This whitepaper explores how we can make the city an inclusive place where a diverse range of people can find homes. We investigate gendered differences in the experience of cities and provide examples of how cities can be designed to cater to a variety of needs. 

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Feminist City
The Feminist City Part Three: The feminist office

By examining the nuances of office design through a gender lens in this white paper, we can uncover the hidden biases and inequities ingrained within our work environments.

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