The Feminist City | Dr. Ellie Cosgrave | TEDxUCLWomen

[@jimnorman3653]

A most illuminating commentary. From a planning standpoint, the future is now.

[@minakshibastapure2254]

this is brillaint. male centric city designing does affects women's lives. thank you for your work, Dr. Cosgrave. Really appreciate it.

[@simonjohns1453]

I thought this was brilliant. I think its right that we should declare ourselves, so I am a 55 year old white male (that's not an apology!), and I have two daughters whom I know are stamping their own views on the world, and I'm very proud of that. I'm also an engineer (mechanical) and a current UCL social sciences student in the Bartlett School of Planning. So you could say I'm conflicted. My take on this is that female people are 50% +/- of the population, plus in my experience the more academically and emotionally accomplished half, so how come the other half get to call the shots? Easy answer - because of evolutionary muscle mass and urge for protection of power. One of my proper jobs was in investment planning in public transport, and Ellie is absolutely right that we considered projects based on volume throughput, not on relatively rare wheelchair users. Maybe in Kew Gardens the 'customers' had nannies and Uber to move their children around, but as far as I know we never considered the single mother/aunt with a pram and two toddlers in the business case model, but fair play, TfL's curent commitment (and transparancy) of level access is commendable.

[@marclikespigeons8240]

Jesus Christ, this comment section is sexist... and I’m a guy saying this... Edit: why did I feel the need to specify that I’m a guy saying this, anyway yeah this comment section is awfully sexist

[@eloise_draws_1471]

I appreciate this comment sm

[@stefanoputignano1555]

Demanding that they build their own city is now sexist?

[@marclikespigeons8240]

@@stefanoputignano1555 w h y would we build a city for only 50% of the population?

[@user-ilhemdjaalab]

@@stefanoputignano1555 you mean a city for women only? Few years and they would be distinct lol

[@audreyarsenault1550]

Great job!

[@user-xz9st8hm1n]

wow so powerful. these yung womyn are so oppressed

[@chris.pbacon1638]

Government building regulations. Public consultation and council planning committees. Allocated budget and gov subsidies. Or all man's fault?

[@nahlalaaroussi1714]

yep

[@PancakeRecipes]

Who’s going to build the cities?

[@ForwardLooking-z5b]

The male slaves, of course.

[@AZearafel]

men who watched this ----->>>

[@andrewlevin3460]

Who up-votes this hateful drivel?

[@petegiant]

How dare she assume people's gender!

[@Microbex]

I have still to se a woman being assaulted by a man in public. Where are all these gropers and vile strangers?

[@Taliesin2]

I know, right? It's almost as if gropers and r*pists don't want to be observed assaulting women.

[@MKDono]

what a load of rubbish

[@maybe-probably]

I left a big one out. Be a net tax payer in Your new fem planet.

[@dchappy6985]

Feminism revelation, big cities are dangerous. Wow deep!

[@austinmontgomery117]

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