Reading Grove

Books, toolkits, journals and research networks that shape our thinking. Links go to external sites.

Feminist urban planning & design

Feminist City — Leslie Kern
How cities are shaped by patriarchal assumptions, and what a feminist city could be.
Invisible Women — Caroline Criado Perez
The gender data gap in a world designed around men.
Her City — UN-Habitat
A step-by-step guide to planning public space together with girls.
Feminist Urban Design framework — CHANGE
A gender-inclusive framework for cities.
Women-friendly urban planning toolkit — Cities Alliance
Practical tools for bringing gender equality into planning (PDF).
Gendered City
Research and awareness on gender disparities in urban life.

Fernández Núñez et al. (2022), Health & Place
Systematic review of gender and sex differences in the mental-health benefits of urban greenness.

Feminist Studies
Peer-reviewed feminist scholarship, art and interviews.
Signs — Feminist Public Intellectuals Project
Open essays and podcasts connecting feminist theory with public debate.
Global Feminisms Project — University of Michigan
Oral histories of feminist activists and scholars worldwide.
Clayman Institute for Gender Research — Stanford
Research on intersectional inequality and gender-based violence.
Feminist Internet Research Network (APC)
Research on gender, data and digital rights.

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