Gender
An Artist Challenges the Imagery of Women in Public Space
London-based artist Hanna Benihoud seeks meaning in the mundane to elevate women in public space — transcending all boundaries
LONDON, UK
Gender
Europe
Gender
One War, Two Fights: LGBTQ Activists in Kyiv
LGBTQ activists in Kyiv have made great progress on their rights. Now at war, they say information is being weaponized to shut them down.
KYIV, UKRAINE
Gender
The Way of Lust. Could Her Feminist Porn Equalise Urban Sexualities?
The filmmaker based in Barcelona, Erika Lust, advocates for equal pleasure, a desire that could create more sexually healthy cities if it finds its way into the public space.
BARCELONA, SPAIN
Gender
Female Street Art Praises Women’s Achievements at Public Space
The street art world is dominated by men. ‘Hands Off The Wall’ endeavours to change that, at least in Vienna. Female street artists have gathered around a street art festival to show their work, praise other women’s achievements and inspire girls to succeed. ‘Hands Off The Wall’ is Austria’s first street art and graffiti festival ...
VIENNA, AUSTRIA
US
Gender
Monumental Women in Cities. Untapped Women’s History
The first statue of real women at Central Park has been installed after 167 years of the park's history thanks to female activists. Another historical moment into untapped women’s history.
NEW YORK, NY, USA
Gender
Growing the Truly City Game in New York to Empower Girls
Chiene Jones, awarded 2020 Jr. Knicks Coach of the Year, is determined to use basketball to create powerful future women, specially in underserved urban communities.
NEW YORK, NY, USA
world
Gender
Families Find Ways Around Taliban Restrictions on Girls’ Education
In basements, community spaces, and online, some girls are finding safe places to continue their education in Kabul, Kandahar, and across Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN
Gender
The Streets of Kissy Neighborhood in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Are Female
How a group of women in Freetown refuses to be silenced after sunset and expands women’s rights to fully participate in society in Sierra Leone
FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE
Gender
“Virgin Whores” Voices Domestic Violence
The misuse of religion is central to the practice of Claudia Barbera that is both artwork and a ritual against domestic violence in her city and beyond
VALPARAíSO, CHILE
Gender
Standuperras! The Revolt of Live Comedy in Mexico City
As the fight over women’s rights rages on in Mexico, the activist Cynthia Híjar draws upon feminist standup comedy in the big city
MEXICO CITY, CDMX, MEXICO
Gender
Curtain Up! Women in Rabat Use Theater for Freedom. Sexuality Proved Problematic
In Rabat, Théâtre Aquarium creates a space to stimulate unprecedented public debates on female freedom and support a sexual revolution which is otherwise happening underground.
RABAT, MOROCCO
Gender
Super Chefs Step in for Working Women in Cairo
Super Chefs are a group of women in Cairo, whose passion for cooking has found a way to stay employed while saving time for other working mothers. The idea is here to stay.
CAIRO, EGYPT
Gender
Yallah Cairo Girls! A Women’s Empowerment Cycle Is Set in Motion
A group of bold and strong women called the Cycling Geckos are on their bikes through Cairo to break social barriers, which prevent other women from achieving their full potential. They fight for a cultural change to redesign Cairo’s human landscape towards women.
CAIRO, EGYPT
Gender
Safetipin Empowers Women to Create Safe Public Spaces
Women in New Delhi are sharing their feelings of insecurity at particular public spaces. Key urban stakeholders are listening to improve safety conditions in the city.
NEW DELHI, DELHI, INDIA