Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World

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This dearth of places for to relieve oneself is, both literally and figuratively of course, just the tiny, pointed tip of the iceberg that is the patriarchal city. One of the best things about Feminist City is that Leslie Kern always, always brings an intersectional approach to each issue.

I received a free e-book copy of this title from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Another detail that caught my eye was Kern misspelling Hindi, the language, as "Hindu," the religious identity; the instances referring to non-western countries generally seemed somewhat poorly contextualised. Aiming to diminish gender-based inequalities, gender mainstreaming refers to a more comprehensive and contemporary approach in policy design, implementation and evaluation with particular consideration of the varied needs of men and women ( Council of Europe, 2020).

While it is true that the opportunities offered by cities have favored the progressive participation of women in the job market, the struggle to conciliate their double days of paid and unpaid work is still real. My very first realisation about how gendered inequities are built into urban landscapes came with a strong urge to pee–and no public restrooms for women in sight.

analiza miasta, tego, czym miasto jest, jak je interpretujemy, czego możemy od niego wymagać i jak możemy je zmieniać.I did not enjoy this as much as I'd hoped to, because of US/Canada-centric nature of the analysis (understandable, given the author's own location, and a reflection not on the book, but on my subjective preferences as a reader). Also, the author shows how important is it for a woman to occupy her own space in the city but how hard it is do so in peace and dealing with the threat of violence. And addressed in more depth why in movies girls of color are shown of the city and white girls shown as of the bedroom.