by Karina Mirochnik | Mar 5, 2019 | Issue 7 Commentary
Monterrey is one of Mexico’s wealthiest cities and was voted Mexico’s “best city to live” in Mercer´s 2018 20th Quality of Living Ranking. Yet despite these accomplishments, the city hides many problems for the “regiomontanas”, as the city’s women residents are called.
by Karina Mirochnik | Mar 5, 2019 | Issue 5 Commentary Spanish, Issue 6 Spanish
Monterrey es una de las ciudades con mayor poder adquisitivo del país y fue elegida como la “mejor ciudad para vivir” de México según el Ranking de Calidad de Vida 2018 de Mercer. Sin embargo, a pesar de estos logros, las diversas desventajas que la ciudad oculta para las mujeres en términos de desarrollo urbano son evidentes.
by Karina Mirochnik | Aug 20, 2018 | Issue 7 Spotlights
Learn about “Safetipin” an app that is helping women in India, Colombia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea navigate existing streetscapes more safely.
by Karina Mirochnik | Aug 20, 2018 | Issue 6 Features
Kathryn Travers from Safer Cities discusses how women activists made Montreal a safer and more inclusive city.
by Karina Mirochnik | May 14, 2018 | Issue 7 Commentary
“Chilean women are increasingly mobilized and are now demanding change in the fight to ban street harassment,” argues Chilean analyst and social psychologist Tamara Drove.