Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World
Feminist City is an ongoing experiment in living differently, living better, and living more justly in an urban world. We live in the city of men. Our public spaces are not designed for female bodies. There is little consideration for women as mothers, workers or carers. The urban streets often are a place of threats rather than community. Gentrifi...show more
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Our cities, homes and neighbourhoods were designed by men, and for the bodies of men. While it may not always be obvious how, this fact has consequences for how we live, work and exist within them. Leslie's book exposes what is hidden in plain sight.
Written with a refreshing combination of academic research and personal stories, she takes us through the city from a woman's perspective: from wind tunnels that were designed for the average male b...read more
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