Introduction to Gender Equity Cities need well-designed transit networks
application transit systems misrepresent
people that rely on it. When designing
p.32). Similar to most things designed in
to efficiently move the thousands of
the roads and connections, a city needs
to acknowledge both methods of transit.
There is private transit, such as cars and taxis and there is public transit such as
buses, subways and streetcars. Altogether, they provide a way for people to stay
connected. Urban designers play a key
role when creating the roads, systems and paths that establish these connections.
It is the responsibility of the designers to create transit systems that acknowledge the needs of everyone utilizing it.
On paper, transit systems are designed for everybody. However, in real-world
women’s needs (Criado-Perez, 2019,
our world, the default human is recognized as male. Women are not recognized as
having different needs than men and are lumped into one default male category. The lack of female representation can lead to inequalities. There has to be
rules and policies in place to ensure
diverse representation on our streets.
Municipalities and private designers have
to start implementing design practices that meet gender equity standards. Ultimately, we have to look towards a future where transit systems are designed for the
specific needs of both women and men.
The purpose of this research is to discuss
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