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Depuis les années 1990, la capitale autrichienne multiplie les projets de développement urbain pour que femmes et hommes puissent profiter équitablement de l’espace public. Une démarche plus inclusive qui, certes, suscite encore des réticences, mais fait des émules au niveau européen.

Bike share equity remains an uphill battle in impoverished neighborhoods and communities populated primarily by low-income residents and people of color. However, neither catering to affluent, white men nor community apathy and indifference are necessarily to blame. The reasons are complicated, but progress is happening, and more inroads are on the horizon.

HerCity is a platform that involves women in urban development, in order to make better cities for everyone.

The issue of inclusivity in mobility is pressing on two sides. On the service side, systems are largely designed following ‘standard’ commuting routes which often fail to address the diversity of people’s needs, generating discrimination by omission. On the labour market side, jobs in the transportation sector are in majority occupied by men as, according […]

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Women are more likely to live in energy poverty, something that needs to be reflected in EU policy as it rolls out its renovation wave, writes Michaela Kauer.

Michaela Kauer is the director of the Brussels office of the City of Vienna, linking Vienna with EU policy and global sustainability goals.

Currently, the European Union is undertaking significant efforts to improve the energy efficiency of the built environment, with a huge renovation wave strategy brought forward. The aspiration is to make this initiative in the framework of the EU’s Green Deal a participatory and inclusive one.

However, the Commission still fails to clarify whether this approach will be gender-sensitive in vision and process, not the least in delivery. The first issue at stake is to increase the visibility of gender inequalities in energy poverty and participatory actions.

This will allow informing policymakers at the EU level to better account for gender justice in the field of housing and urban renewal.

Women are more likely to live in energy poverty, something that needs to be reflected in EU policy as it rolls out its renovation wave, writes Michaela Kauer.

Research into energy poverty initiatives often ignores society’s most vulnerable groups. In order to fulfill the just transition, all members of society across geography, gender and income need to be included, says Sergio Tirado Herrero of the Institute of Environmental Science and Technologies (ICTA) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the EmpowerMed research project

The Bicycle Barometer of 2019 in Spain , elaborated by ECF Cities and Regions for Cyclist member Red de Ciudades por la Bicicleta (RCxB), shows that the use of bicycles has grown by 2 points since 2017. An increase driven by Spanish women, who have raised bicycle use by six points in the last two years, in contrast to the impasse over cycling by Spanish men.

Quotas, mentoring, political-party funding and the broader objective of equity need to be considered in efforts to increase the representation of women in politics in the Mediterranean region and in the EU, according to an all-women panel of mayors and politicians from Tunisia, Morocco, Germany, Italy and Ireland that met in Brussels on 18 October.

Gender Equal Cities is an initiative from the URBACT Knowledge Hub, in collaboration with the CEMR, raising awareness of gender-based inequalities at a local level and highlighting how cities can take action. By reaching out to cities, participating in EU events and facilitating expert exchange, URBACT translated existing knowledge into clear, actionable recommendations. Gender Equal Cities shows how creating space for women’s voices, needs and capacities is a necessary step towards building thriving cities.

The report themes mirror city departments and sectors, providing practical guides for professionals who work both in specific policy-areas and across sectors. It is relevant for citizens and citizen organisations too, to help them and support their local administrations. Case studies were sourced from a combination of first-hand accounts, URBACT networks, good practices and examples from the CEMR Observatory. It is designed to inform and inspire policy makers to take action in their cities.