In a first-of-its-kind event, the Council has hosted an event in collaboration with Glasgow City Council to share progress made by both cities.
It looked at the cities being more inclusive and safer, particularly for women, girls and people of marginalised/excluded groups.
Titled ‘A Tale of Two Feminist Cities’, the event, held at the COSLA Conference Centre, was attended by professionals working in Gender Equality, Violence Against Women and Girls, Police Scotland, Public Health and the Built Environment as well as Councillors from both cities. As part of the event, Council officers with a responsibility for Planning, Active Travel, Development Management, Development Planning, Spatial Strategy, Greenspace and Biodiversity as well as Equality delivered presentations, as well as Councillors involved in the ongoing work.
The collaborative event explored a range of topics and themes including how the planning and design of public space and perception of safety/unsafety contributes to gender inequality/Violence Against Women and Girls and perspectives on applying the Place Standard Tool through a Feminist City Planning Lens. In addition, the results of research findings and engagement work were shared for discussion.
The result of this collaboration is the production of a Women’s Safety Factsheet and Pro-Forma document which has now been published. Content has also been used to inform and guide the production of the draft 91¸£ÀûÉç Design Guidance, which has been developed for use by Built Environment profession