Gendering the Smart Cities: Addressing gender inequalities in urban spaces

Macaya, Javiera, Ben Dhaou, Soumaya and Cunha, Maria Alexandra, "Gendering the Smart Cities: Addressing gender inequalities in urban spaces" 14th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV 2021), Athens, 2021/10/06/08.

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    Author Macaya, Javiera
    Ben Dhaou, Soumaya
    Cunha, Maria Alexandra
    Title Gendering the Smart Cities: Addressing gender inequalities in urban spaces
    Event Series International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV)
    Publication Date 2022-01
    Place of Publication New York
    Publisher Association for Computing Machinery
    Pages 8
    Title of Event 14th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV 2021)
    Date of Event 2021/10/06/08
    Place of Event Athens
    Language eng
    Abstract This article aims to advance the debate on gender and smart cities. Smart cities, with technology as a basic component in urban management, are initiatives seen as a path towards sustainability and inclusiveness. Discussed by academics and practitioners to promote better living in urban spaces, gender issues have been neglected when studying and designing smart cities. Gender (in)equalities affect women's and men's lives in many ways, which include the different experiences and unequal situations in cities. By failing to address gender issues, urban spaces can potentially exacerbate inequalities. Additionally, disregarding gender issues through gender-blind policies does not make cities neutral but rather gendered only for a universal Subject. Based on a systematic and integrative literature review, we sought to answer the research question: Why gender shoud be considered when studying and designing smart cities? In addition to addressing the question, the intersectionality approach is presented as a means to promote gendered smart cities.
    UNBIS Thesaurus GENDER
    Keyword smart city
    gendering smart cities
    gender-sensitive
    gender inequalities
    intersectionality
    inclusiveness
    urban spaces
    Copyright Holder Association for Computing Machinery
    Copyright Year 2021
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    ISBN 9781450390118
    DOI 10.1145/3494193.3494308
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