Editor’s Note
Happy Birthday, WAF!
Dear Readers:
Welcome to our third anniversary issue, which we devote to feminist urbanism, the movement to make cities safer, more inclusive and women-friendly, and to increase women’s engagement in urban planning and design. Read more…
FEATURES
MONTREAL: CONFRONTING THE SEXIST CITY
Kathryn Travers from Safer Cities discusses Montreal’s pioneering efforts for a safer and more inclusive city.
SPOTLIGHTS
URBAN AGRICULTURE: A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE TO WAGE LABOR FOR WOMEN IN QUITO
“Consuming fresh produce means a more satisfying and healthy diet, a difference you can tell with the first bite,” says farmer Rosalía Paucar.
FEATURES
IT 'SITS IN YOUR SOUL’: WOMEN JOURNALISTS TALK ABOUT COVERING VIOLENCE
Professor Barbara Barnett describes the findings of her interviews with female journalists who cover violence.
PODCAST
THE LOVE AFFAIR BETWEEN ELEANOR ROOSEVELT AND JOURNALIST LORENA “HICK” HICKOK
“This is a great story that needs to be told and it can be told now,” says author Susan Quinn.
SPOTLIGHTS
SAFETIPIN: A MOBILE APP TOOL TO BUILD SAFER CITIES
Learn about “Safetipin” an app that is helping women in India, Colombia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea navigate existing streetscapes more safely.
BLOG
YOUNG REFUGEES IN BALTIMORE TAUGHT ME THE LESSONS OF A LIFETIME
“Denying a child a hug, to sit on your lap, or even to hold your hand would result as the most difficult challenge of my experience”, says a young volunteer at the Refugee Youth Project in Baltimore.
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