Cities through a 'gender lens'

“Despite the leaps and bounds made over the past century, there is still a long way to go to achieve global gender equality. Inequality still impacts the way women and girls travel, work, play and live in urban environments.”  URBACT's Gender Equal Cities report   Why is urban development a gender issue?   Gender is everywhere, even if we do not always see it or take it into account in our decisions. Women and men simply use the city and its services differently. This makes gender a significant – and often neglected – factor in the equitable design and delivery of public spaces and services.   Cities as public organisations have an extremely important role to play in creating conditions for gender ...