A gender-based audit on Catalonian train stations to understand women’s

Contents

Chapter 1 : Introduction 6 Chapter 2 : Let Us See Through a Gender Lens 8 1. Division of Labour 8 2. Pay Gap 9 3. Participation in making decisions 11 4. Legal and social discrimination 14 Chapter 3 : Public spaces and women as user 16 Current scenarios- 16 Design perspective- 21 Behavioural / psychological perspective - 23 Chapter 4: Legal progress towards equality 26 Chapter 5: Gender and climate change 30 Women's Contribution to Climate Change Adaptation 31 Integration of a gender-sensitive approach into local climate policy- 31 Chapter 6: Case studies 32 1. Introduce obligational paternity leave to both men and women. 32 2. Include an intersectional feminist perspective in urban planning. 33 3. Event and venue guides to help address safety and security risks for women 34 4. A gender-based audit on Catalonian train stations to understand women’s perceptions of safety. 34 5. Gender Equality in Public Spaces. 35 6. Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project 36 Chapter 7: Conclusion 37 References 39

List of figures

Figure 1 : Illustration by Pierluigi Longo 8 Figure 2: women representation in parliaments in Asia 12 Figure 3: women in the global workforce 13 Figure 4: The level of discrimination in social institutions 14 Figure 5: Street of Connaught Place, Delhi 17 Figure 6: Paan Shop at Connaught Place, Delhi 18 Figure 7: parking at Connaught Place, Delhi 18 Figure 8: Park circus street, Kolkata 19 Figure 9: Street in Kolkata 20 Figure 10: Garer Math park, Kolkata 20 Figure 11: Health of men and women affected by climate change 30