Consultation urges women’s role in designing safer public spaces
Experts at a national consultation called for cities and public spaces to be designed with women and girls as active partners. The event marked 15 years of UN Women’s Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces initiative. A delegate said women and girls should help shape the environments in which they live and move.
Experts have called for cities to be designed for and by women to help create safer public environments, according to The Hindu. The call was made at a national consultation organised to mark 15 years of the UN Women’s Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces initiative. The source material does not identify the organisers beyond that description or provide details of the venue.
A delegate stressed that women and girls should be partners in designing public spaces. The argument places their participation at the centre of decisions about the environments they use. The supplied material does not list specific design changes, policy proposals or commitments made at the consultation.
It also does not provide data on safety incidents or identify particular cities involved. The event’s stated focus was the creation of safer environments through greater participation by women and girls in the design process.
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