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Babes on Bikes: What to Know About Cycling With Your Little
You may experience an overwhelming sense of peace and happiness, frustration and irritation, accomplishment and defeat, and laughter while biking with your child.
Event Recap: Gender-Based Climate Adaptation at Point Pleasant Park
A brief summary of the virtual workshop, some of the key takeaways, and the video recording.
Queer Activism in Public Space
As recently introduced laws and policies across North America attempt to regulate queer people's access to healthcare, public space, and gender expression, the fight for representation and inclusion in cities continues.
Creating Gender-Inclusive Parks in Cities
We are excited to announce our three-part virtual workshop series based around themes of sustainability, inclusivity, and placemaking in public parks across Canada.
How 15-Minute Cities Build Feminist Communities
When cities adopt the vision of the 15-minute city, they have the opportunity to create communities that work better for everyone, especially women.
Feminist Cities are for Men Too
Feminist interventions prioritize the needs and experience of women and other equity-deserving groups, while still positively impacting the lives of men.
Women in Urbanism Canada Launches Membership Program
We are now open to members! This is a major step in growing our network across the country and bringing together exceptional women who are passionate about urbanism.
Next Stop: Improving Bus Safety for Women
The bus can be a hostile environment for many women, which can place limits on their travel choices and behaviours. Transit agencies have various tools at their disposal that can help to improve women’s safety.
How Women Spark Climate Action in Canadian Cities
As global leaders adopt pledges and net-zero targets, we are exploring the endless ways women advance climate change mitigation and adaptation in Canadian cities.
Snow Clearance isn’t Gender Neutral
The snow clearing policies in many Canadian cities unintentionally prioritize men through the modes, locations, and methods that their policies state. It’s time to apply a gender-based lens to how we deal with snow.
14 Women Impacting Urbanism in Canada
Women across the country are making remarkable impacts and progress to uplift Canadian cities. Help us celebrate just a few this International Women’s Day.
Gender Inequality Makes Aging More Difficult for Women
Decisions in urban planning have consequences on gender equity - this blog focuses on consequences that elderly women face as they age in their communities.
How Toxic Masculinity Drives Car Culture
Men have created cars, built cities around cars, and have linked driving to their male identity. Toxic masculinity is a key driver of car culture in Canada, and must be addressed to wean all Canadians off of their cars.
The People, Projects, and Places that Inspired us in 2022
As an organization, we are consistently inspired by the work of many people across the country. In seeking to elevate others' work and raise our collective impact, here is a wrap-up of the individuals, initiatives, and cities that made a difference in 2022.
Introducing our Founding Board of Directors
We are pleased to announce the ten incredible women that make up our founding board of directors. Learn about the backgrounds, experiences, and skills that are set to shape the future of the organization.
How to get Harassment off our Streets
Street harassment is pervasive in Canadian cities, creating unwelcome and even dangerous public environments for many women. Here are some urban design strategies for getting harassment off our streets.
How to Build Public Spaces for Teen Girls
Teen girls have unique needs and experiences that are often left out of our built environment. Explore three projects across the world as they share how they are transforming public spaces for teen girls (and how you can too!)
Pedalling Against the Patriarchy
Women face significant barriers to cycling, such as safety, harassment, and gender norms. To encourage more women to get on two wheels, there is a great deal of work required to address patriarchal systems and design.
How to Create Parks for the People
Parks are typically designed to meet children’s needs, but how can these spaces also meet the needs of parents, teen girls, and the community? Folkets Park, also known as “The People’s Park”, demonstrates how.
The Feminist Case to Stop the Sprawl
Building dense, affordable, and sustainable communities within the existing urban boundaries is key to addressing inequalities and reducing emissions in Canadian cities.