Call for disaggregated data to improve cities for women

Better consultation, co-creation, representation and data are among the key things required to make the world’s cities better for women, according to a new report from Arup, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the University of Liverpool.

Cities Alive: Designing Cities That Work for Women focuses on four themes: safety and security, justice and equity, health and wellbeing, and enrichment and fulfilment.

Urgent action is needed to remove the “gender bias built into cities”, says the report, which is based on a global survey, expert interviews and co-creation workshops, as well as a review of existing literature and data.

"Achieving gender equity is integral to each o...