Gender inequalities and urban policies: feminist urbanism as a response

Abstract

This article presents a section of a broader research project, whose objective was systematizing a method for new urban planning practices in city-making, conceptualized as feminist urbanism. This approach involves a transformation of hegemonic values, using gender as one of the main lenses for analyzes and action in the territory. Through interviews with leaders from the housing rights movement and the review of both national and international literature, it was possible to develop a methodological hypothesis on how to ensure the rights of women in vulnerable situations and to build more democratic and accessible cities. The experiences considered here were systematized into four intersecting and complementary axes of analysis: reproductive labor, body diversity, integrated policies, and popular participation. Based on this framework, the aim is to reshape the understanding of urban planning as a professional practice and to propose a dialogue, through interdisciplinarity, between a diverse range of actors who inhabit and transform urban space.