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Women
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The State Of Gender Equality Across The EU
Europe still has a long way to go to achieve full equality for women. This is according to the Gender…
2023-03-08
Only Twelve Countries Have Full Equal Rights for Women
There are only twelve countries in the world which offer full legal protections to women, according to the report…
2022-03-08
The Countries With the Most Female Inventors
The share of female inventors among applicants for international patents was highest in Cuba and the Philippines in 2021, according…
2022-02-15
The Countries With The Most Women In National Parliament
Today marks International Women’s Day, an important occasion to highlight key strides made by women around the world. Despite…
2021-03-08
How White Became The Color Of Suffrage
During her victory speech, Kamala Harris, the first woman to be elected vice president of the United States,…
2020-11-09
Has The World Gone Far Enough In Women’s Rights?
A 2020 survey conducted by Ipsos reveals that for a lot of countries around the world, people think…
2020-04-01
Single Mothers Worldwide Are Struggling To Put Food On Their Tables
Globally, single women are more likely to struggle having enough money to buy food, data from the recent…
2020-03-31
The State Of Gender Equality Across The EU
While heading towards the right direction, advances in gender equality in the European Union (EU) are moving at…
2020-03-17
Only Eight Countries Have Full Equal Rights For Women
Right now, there are only eight countries in the world which offer gender equality guaranteed by the law. …
2020-03-10
2020’s Best And Worst US States For Women
It will take 99.5 years for the world to attain gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum’s…
2020-03-08
If A City Were Designed By Women, How Would It Look?
At a glimpse, our cities may seem like they cater to everyone. Taking a closer look, however, would…
2020-03-05
Why Do We Celebrate Women’s History Month In March?
The month of March is Women’s History Month. For this year, the theme for the commemoration is announced…
2020-03-02
The Realities Of Being A Woman In The Workplace
Defining what it means to be a woman in the workplace isn’t easy. It wasn’t that long ago…
2019-12-04
On The Move: What You And The City Can Do To Close The Gender Gap In Urban Mobility
The way we design our cities are far from being gender-neutral. In their paper, Laeticia Gauvin, Michele Tizzoni,…
2019-07-05
Millennial: What It Means To Be A Feminist
It started off as a movement to deliver women’s suffrage in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.…
2019-04-18
How Single Women Are Driving Gentrification In Hong Kong And Elsewhere
Gentrification is reshaping urban areas all around the world, displacing large segments of the population and making cities…
2019-04-01
International Women’s Day: Women have been written out of power – time is ripe for a new language of equality
As we mark International Women’s Day after a year of renewed media attention to issues of gender inequality,…
2019-03-08
Why More Women Don’t Win Science Nobels
One of the 2018 Nobel Prizes in physics went to Donna Strickland, a major accomplishment for any scientist.…
2018-10-12
Why War Evolved To Be A Man’s Game – And Why That’s Only Now Changing
One pattern characterises every war that’s ever been fought. Frontline fighting in warfare is primarily and often almost…
2018-08-17
Almost Three-Quarters Of Women ‘Never Cycle’
Almost three-quarters of women in seven UK cities never ride a bike for local journeys, despite having a…
2018-06-14
The Surest Way To Change Society Is Not By Volunteering… It Is By Creating Jobs
The first time I encountered Roberta, I was elbow-deep in a pot of kidney beans. It was winter…
2018-04-28
The World’s Most Powerful Women 2017
Forbes has published its annual list of the world’s 100 most powerful women. German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds…
2018-03-08
How Does A City Shape Women’s Feelings Of Safety?
When authorities decide that an area of the city is “not safe”, the usual response is more lighting,…
2017-04-04
Women’s Day Tribute: For These Girls, Danger Is a Way of Life
Poverty, violence, and cultural traditions oppress millions of girls around the world, but some are finding hope through…
2017-03-06
Men And Boys: Women And Girls Deserve Safer Cities
One in three women around the world currently experience gender-based violence. Harmful practices such as trafficking, forced marriage,…
2016-11-02
Top 15 Cities For Women In Tech With Big Dreams
Women in the U.S. tech industry have long faced major disparities in both employment and pay. Last year,…
2016-06-02
To End Poverty, We Need To Know What We Don’t Know About Women & Girls
Women make up almost half the world’s labor force and perform most of its unpaid care work, for…
2016-03-08
10 Things Empowered Girls & Women Can Do Than Just Collecting Water
I hate to admit this, because no one likes to show their flaws, but the other day I…
2016-03-08
2016 International Womens Day In Cities Across The World
Worldwide, women continue to contribute to social, economic, cultural and political achievement. So how do we want to…
2016-03-08
Zimbabwean Women Weave Their Own Beautiful Future
Seventy-seven-year-old Grace Ngwenya has an eye for detail. You will never catch her squinting as she effortlessly weaves…
2015-11-25
Wanted: More Women Running Our Local Government
The numbers have improved, but they need to be a lot better. It’s about organizational success. “When it…
2015-11-18
How Often Do You Experience Street Harassment?
How you feel about street harassment can depend a lot on where you’re from. If you are…
2015-06-23
Jane Jacobs : Warrior-Maiden For Urban Renewal
Happy International Women’s Day! In Citi IO fashion, we feature one of the greatest female urbanist of the…
2015-03-07
How To Design A City For Women
In 1999, officials in Vienna, Austria, asked residents of the city’s ninth district how often and why they…
2015-03-07
How Are Women Changing Our Cities?
‘Urbanistas’ explores the work of women innovators in architecture and urban design. Curator Lucy Bullivant explains why the…
2015-03-06
If Women Built Cities, What Would Our Urban Landscape Look Like?
The number of women in UK architecture firms is falling, and many urbanists are worried by the ‘very,…
2015-03-05