Möllevångstorget, Malmö, Sweden
womenabilitymalmö OUR WALKERS
MANY THANKS TO INGRID, MATILDA, ERIKA, JULIA, ANNA, SAMUEL, IDA, MALIN, PETER, ASTRID, JONNA, JENNY, EDDA, LISA, TOVE, MAGDALENA, SIV, ULRIKA, MINNA…
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IMPROVEMENT PROPOSALS FOR WOMEN, THEY NEED TO TAKE SPACE, TO SPEAK UP FOR THEMSELVES, BE INVOLVED IN GENDER EQUALITY DEBATES…
TOPICS EVALUATION PARTICIPANTS GAVE A GENERAL EVALUATION ON A SCALE FROM 1 TO 5. TO EACH TOPIC . MORE DETAILS ASSEMENTS ARE PRESENTED ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES.
FOR MEN, THEY NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR BEHAVIOR, BY PEEING, HARASSING… ONCE AWARE THEY HAVE TO BE REAL ACTORS OF THE CHANGE AND BRING AWARENESS TO OTHER MEN. FOR NGOS, THEY REALLY SHOULD WORK ON MAKING THIS DEBATE VISIBLE BY REORGANIZING THIS TYPE OF WALK, COLLECT EXPERIENCES, SHARE GOOD PRATICES… FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, THEY SHOULD MAKE IT EASIER TO FILE A COMPLAIN, DESCRIBE WHAT CANNOT BE ACCEPTED IN PUBLIC SPACE, AND HAVE TO THINK MORE ABOUT GENDER EQUALITY IN THEIR POLICIES.
THE AREA MÖLLEVÅNGSTORGET
POEPLE ENJOY WATHCING A LOT OF ELEMENTS SUCH AS: PEOPLE WALKING AND RIDING BIKES WHICH MAKES THE AERA MORE PEACEFUL, VEGETATION, MIXED ARCHITECTURE,… BUT THESE VISUAL ELEMENTS ARE RUINED BY CARS AND PARKING CHAOS, PLUS A LACK OF GREEN SPACES AND TOO MUCH DIRTYNESS.
THE VARIOUS KIND OF MATERIALS ON THE GROUND ARE IN SOMEWAY NEGATIVE, FOR EXAMPLE FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW MOBILITY OR WITH A STROLLER.
GOOD FOOD AND FRESH AIR IS REALLY APPRECIATED IN THIS AREA.
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THE SOUND OF PEOPLE TALKING AND BIRDS SINGING ANIMATES THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT TRAFFIC NOISE DUE TO CARS FOR EXAMPLE RUINS ALL THOSE ENJOYABLE SOUNDS.
THE SMELL OF SPRING OR THE STEAM OF FOOD MAKES THE AERA A GREAT PLACE TO SMELL. BUT IT CAN BE SPOILED BY THE POLLUTION DUE TO TRAFFIC AND BY EXCREMENTS FROM ANIMALS (AND HUMANS…).
Möllevångstorget, Malmö, Sweden
womenabilitymalmö MOBILITY AND TRANSPORTATION
FREQUENCY AND WISH ABOUT TRAVEL MODES BIKING AND WALKING ARE THE TRAVEL MODES WHICH ARE THE MOST USED. MALMÖ IS A SMALL TOWN WHERE INHABITANTS ARE LIVING CLOSE TO EVERYTHING SO THEY CAN WALK AND RIDE THANKS TO THE MANY CYCLE PATHS IN THE AREA. 100% WISH TO USE MORE THEIR BIKES AND 75% TO WALK MORE BUT PATHS NEED TO BE MORE CONNECTED AND SOME NEED TO BE TAKING CARE OF. FOR EXAMPLE, IT SEEMS HARD TO BE WALKING WITH A STROLLER. BUSES ARE REALLY PRATICAL BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO PERSONAL DESTINATIONS. YET THEIR LOCATION SOMETIMES SEEM HARD TO FIND. 33% WOULD LIKE TO USE MORE OF THIS KING OF TRAVEL MODE. THE SUBWAY IS FAST AND FLEXIBLE. 67% WOULD LIKE TO USE IT MORE.
TRAVEL WITH A DRIVER IS MOSTLY USED AT NIGHT. 33% WISH THEY CAN USE IT MORE.
CARS AND SCOOTERS CAN BE AN EASY AND A SAFE WAY TO MOVE IN THE CITY, BUT 100% WISH THEY WILL BE LESS AND LESS USED.
ABOUT URBAN SIGNS
SIGNALISATION IS QUITE GOOD IN THE AREA (GOOD SIGNS FOR CYCLE PATHS,…) BUT NEEDS SOME IMPROVMENTS : MORE & BIGGER INFO BOARDS WITH MAPS AND BUSSES ROUTES, MORE VISIBLE STREET NAMES AND NUMBERS…
TOO MUCH ADS AROUND THE AREA. THEY SEEM TO BE ANOYING BECAUSE NOT ONLY THEY MOSTLY ADVOCATE COMMERCIAL USES BUT THEY ALSO SHOW A LOT OF SEXISM STEROTYPES.
« I COUNTED 0 FEMALE STREET NAMES DURING THE WALK. I’M GUESSING 3 OVER 170 IN TOTAL. » - A WOMAN -
PROPOSITIONS
IMPROVE MIXED PAVEMENT TO CLARIFY SHARED SPACES (FOR PEDESTRIAN, FOR STROLLERS, FOR BIKES, FOR CARS, FOR BUSSES…).
GIVE MORE SPACE TO BIKES (BY REDUICING CAR SPACE): IMPROVE CYCLE PATHS AND CYCLE PARKINGS.
PROPOSE SOME TIMES (DAYS OR WEEKS) WITHOUT ANY CARS – ONLY IF PUBLIC TRANSPORTS ARE ENOUGH.
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FEMALE STREET NAMES.
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womenabilitymalmö FAMILY AND LOVE
WITH YOUR FAMILY PUBLIC TRANSPORTS SEEM TO BE PREGNANT WOMEN FRIENDLY, IN PARTICULAR THANKS TO THE MANY AVAILABLE SEATS. THERE ARE SOME TOILETS BUT NOT SO MANY, WHICH CAN BE A DIFFICULTY FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND FAMILY IN GENERAL. THERE ARE MANY WALKING LANES, RESPECTED BY CAR DRIVERS, SO WALKING WITH YOUR CHILDREN CAN BE SAFE. BUT IT GETS MORE COMPLICATED WITH A STROLLER. ON THE SIDEWALKS, THERE ARE A LOT OF EDGES, AND ON BUSSES, YOU HAVE TO PAY AN EXTRA FEE FOR TAKING A STROLLER AND SOMETIMES IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO GET A SPACE FOR IT. « IF THE WEATHER IS NICE, IT’S EASY TO CHANGE ON THE LAWN » SAYS A WOMAN. BUT IT IS NOT SUNNY AND WARM EVERYDAY… IT SEEMS THERE IS NO CHANGING TABLE IN PUBLIC TOILETS OR AT LEAST, NO INFORMATION IF THERE IS THIS POSSIBILITY. A LOT OF WOMEN GO TO A CAFE (SO THEY HAVE TO CONSUME), AND TOILETS ARE NOT ALWAYS REALLY CLEAN. IT SEEMS WOMEN ARE ALLOWED TO BREASTFEED EVERYWHERE. YET, IT ALSO SEEMS THAT IT IS NOT COMPLETLY ACCEPTED AND A LOT OF WOMEN CAN FEEL INSECURE AND UNCONFORTABLE TO DO SO. IT COULD BE A REAL IMPROVEMENT IF THERE WERE PUBLIC ROOMS FOR BREASTFEEDING. THERE ARE MANY NICE PLAYGROUNDS. FORTHERMORE, CAR DRIVERS SEEM TO RESPECT PLAYGROUNDS AREAS. FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, IMPROVE MIXED PAVMENTS, LEVELS OF THE STREETS AND LONGER TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHTS CAN IMPROVE THEIR WALKING EXPERIENCE.
LOVE ON THE STREETS
YES
100% THINK THEY CAN HOLD HANDS WITH THEIR LOVER AND KISS HIM OR HER.
NO
YES
YES
33% THINK THEY CAN’T WEAR ANYTHING THEY WANT.
100% INDICATE THAT THEY CAN BUY BIRTH CONTRACEPTIVE BUT IT SEEMS EXPANSIVE AND SOME ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO BUY THAN OTHERS.
100% FEEL THAT THEY CAN SHOW THEIR SEXUAL PREFERENCE BUT IT SEEMS THAT A MAJORITY WERE HETEROSEXUAL.
« I PUT MORE THAN NECESSARY CLOTHES IN THE SUMMER, OTHERWISE I FEEL UNDRESSED » - A WOMAN « DO NOT SHOW HOMOSEXUAL LOVE IN SOME PARTS OF THE CITY » - A WOMAN -
PROPOSITIONS
IMPROVE STREETS FOR WALKERS, STROLLERS, SENIOR CITIZEN ANYONE WITH A DISABILITY.
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BABY CHANGING ROOMS AND BREASTFEEDING SPACES.
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womenabilitymalmö SECURITY
FREQUENCY OF STREET HARASSEMENT WEEKLY
MONTHLY
ANNUALY JAMAIS
100% OF THE RESPONDENTS HAVE BEEN ORALLY HARASSED IN THEIR CITY. IT HAPPENS WEEKLY FOR 40% OF THEM, MONTHLY FOR 20% AND CAN HAPPEN BY AT AN ANNUAL RATE FOR 40%. ALL OF THEM NEVER GOT HELP.
HELP
MONTHLY
ANNUALLY
FOR 60%, IT HAPPENS AT AN ANNUAL RATE, AND ONLY 50% OF THE RESPONDENTS GOT HELP. MONTHLY
ANNUALLY
FOR 80% OF THEM, IT CAN HAPPEN AT AN ANNUAL RHYTHM, AND FOR 20% OF THEM IT IS MORE FREQUENT, IT CAN HAPPEN EVERY MONTH. 100% NEVER GOT HELP. ANNUALLY
« 80% AT NIGHT, 20% IN DAYTIMES, NEVER HAPPENS TO MALE… » - A WOMAN -
JAMAIS
100% OF THE RESPONDENTS HAVE BEEN PHYSICALLY HARASSED IN THEIR CITY. AIDE
- A WOMAN -
NEVER
80% OF THE RESPONDENTS HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED IN THEIR CITY. HEL P
« WHILE WALKING ON THE STREET, GOING TO A CLUB, GOING HOME…»
« AT NIGHT, IN A CLUB OR A PUB, MEN LIKE TO BE TOO CLOSE » - A WOMAN -
NEVER
20% OF THE RESPONDENTS HAVE BEEN ATTACKED IN THEIR LIFE. NONE OF THEM GOT HELP.
« ONE NIGHT, WHILE I WAS GOING HOME AFTER A FOOTBALL GAME… »
HELP
33%
She described her worst experience…
ONLY 33% OF THE RESPONDENTS WOULD REPORT HARASSMENT TO THE POLICE.
- A WOMAN -
« I THINK IT WON'T HELP, I WOULD BE AFRAID OF BEING BLAMED. IT CAME FROM A BAD EXPERIENCE/TRUST ISSUE WITH THE POLICE » - A WOMAN -
« 4 YEARS AGO, I WAS ON THE TERRACE OF A FOOTBALL STADIUM, WATCHING A FOOTBALL GAME AT MALMÖ STADIUM , I WAS SINGING AND CHANTING FOR MY TEAM. WHEN A MEN COMMENTED ON MY FEMAL VOICE AND ME BEING A WOMEN AT A FOOTBALL GAME AND WHEN I SAID SOMETHING BACK TO HIM HE TRIED TO BEAT ME DOWN (BUT WAS STOPPED BY HIS FRIENDS). MY REACTION : I SCREAMED AT HIM THAT HE SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON THE GAME AND NOT ON MY FEMALE VOICE. GOT REALLY MAD AND FELT HARRASSED AND VULNERABLE, HAD A BAD FEELING LONG AFTER AND I STILL THINK ABOUT IT AND WORRY THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. BUT I AM GLAD IT HAPPENED TO ME AND NOT TO SOMEONE WHO WOULD NOT TALK BACK. I STILL GO TO FOOTBALL GAMES AND WORK AGAINS SEXISM IN FOOTBALL CULTURE. »
PROPOSITIONS
HEIGHTEN MEN’S AWARNESS ABOUT THEIR BEHAVIOR AND THAT SOME WOMEN RESTRUCTURE THEIR LIFES BECAUSE OF THE THREAT MEN CAN BE.
HEIGHTEN POLICE AWARNESS NOT TO BLAME THE VICTIMS BUT TO HELP THEM.
SOURCE : WWW.WOMENABILITY.ORG
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womenabilitymalmö ACTIVITIES
ENJOYING YOUR CITY THERE ARE MANY PARKS FOR A RELATIVE SMALL CITY. THE FOLKETS ONE SEEMS TO BE REALLY APPRECIATED. THEY PROPOSE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES FOR DIFFERENT GENERATIONS. FURTHERMORE, MALMÖ OFFERS A QUITE GOOD MIX BETWEEN WILD VEGETATION AND MORE MEN-MADE ONE. YET, THE RESPONDENTS WISH A BETTER NATURE EXPERIENCE IN THEIR CITY. THERE ARE SOME GOOD FACILITIES : FOOTBALL, PADDLING POOL, ICE SKATE RING ARE PARTICULARY NAMED. THE FOLKETS PARK (OUR LAST STOP) OFFERS A LOT OF SPACE FOR MANY ACTIVITIES. NEVERTHELESS, THERE IS A LACK OF VARIATION IN STRUCTURES TYPES. A LOT OF FOOTBALL SPACES ARE AVAILABLE, WHICH COULD BE USED BY GIRLS AND WOMEN OF COURSE, BUT REALITY SHOWS THAT THEY ARE MORE USED BY BOYS AND MEN. GOING OUT RUNNING CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT (STREET HARASSMENT). THERE ARE A LOT OF PLACES, INDOORS AND OUTDOORS, IN GREEN AREAS AND IN THE STREETS, TO HANG OUT WITH PEOPLE. BUT THERE ARE LESS POSSIBILITIES IN AUTUMN / WINTER BECAUSE INDOORS STRUCTURES TO HANGOUT CAN BE EXPANSIVE. A GREAT VARIETY IN STORES, FOOD, SHOPPING… BUT THE RESPONDENTS WISH MORE NEIGHBOURHOOD STORES. IMPROVEMENT ON ACCESSIBILITY FOR DISABILITY, PARTICULARY FOR WHEEL CHAIR, NEEDS TO BE INITIATED. WORKERS ON THE STREETS ARE MAINLY MEN, BUT YOU CAN SEE MORE AND MORE WOMEN. IT COULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO TALK TO THESE FEMALE WORKERS ON THE STREETS TO VALORIZE THEM.
THE AREA PROPOSES STREET ART BOTH AT A GRASS ROOT LEVEL AND AT A PUBLIC INSTITUTION LEVEL. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE SOME LEGAL GRAFFITI WALLS, VIDEO INSTALLATIONS IN TRAIN STATIONS, AND SOME SCULPTURES (THE ONE AT MÖLLEVÅNGSTORGET WERE A GREAT MEETING POINT FOR THE WALK). YET, A LOT OF STATUES REPRESENT OLD MEN, WOMEN ARE TOO OFTEN ANONYMOUS.
CLEANLINESS
THERE ARE A LOT OF TRASHES, YOU DON’T HAVE TO LOOK FOR THEM. IT ALSO SEEMS TO BE EASY TO RECYCLE. BUT SOME PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO USE IT.
TOO MUCH MEN FEEL FREE TO PEE WHERE AND WHEN THEY WANT, EVEN WITHOUT SEEKING TO BE DISCREET.
IT DEPENDS ON THE AREA, BUT SOME STREETS CAN REALLY BE DIRTY : DOG’S AND BIRDS DEJECTIONS, GARBAGE AFTER SQUARE MARKET…
IN THE AREA, LIGHTNING IS QUITE GOOD BUT NEEDS SOME IMPROVMENTS : IN FOLKETS PARK, AROUND JESUSPARKEN, BY THE SCHOOL WE CROSSED…
PROPOSITIONS
IMPROVE PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER IN SPORTS
BUILD RUNNING PATHS MADE WITH RUBBER INSTEAD OF ASPHALT
LIGHT THE PATHWAYS FOR PEDESTRIANS INSTEAD OF THE STREETS FOR CARS
INSCREASE THE NUMBER OF GRAFFITI WALLS AND VALORIZE FEMALE STREET ARTISTS
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FREE CLEAN TOILETS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO SPEND MORE TIME IN PUBLIC SPACE
SOURCE : WWW.WOMENABILITY.ORG