The City Seen By Women: The Appropriation of Public Spaces from a Gender Perspective

Gender urbanism considers how cities are built according to who dominates the public space: men. The feminist approach to urbanism calls for the reconstruction of cities, built from an inclusive perspective that considers the experiences of all people, and that allows women to have access to decision-making processes. This report focuses on accessibility and participation for women who make up the Lomas Modelo Women’s Committee. It also examines the obstacles that women in community leadership roles face and analyzes the dynamics of gender exclusion and its influence on the perpetuation of socioeconomic vulnerability in the Lomas Modelo Norte neighborhood.