WUNRN
GENDER EQUALITY FOR SMARTER CITIES -
CHALLENGES & PROGRESS
Direct Link to Full 42-Page Report:
UN-HABITAT 2010
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We
live in an increasingly urban world where providing healthy and safe living
environments, productive economies and equitable social benefits are challenges
facing towns and cities globally. Today, just over half the world’s people live
in urban areas, and we expect the percentage of urban dwellers to rise to 70
per cent by 2050. An important dimension of urban life is the condition of
women in towns and cities; it is a condition marked by historical exclusion and
multiple deprivations.
This publication serves two purposes. First, it highlights the major gender
issues we face in the context of urbanization. Second, it provides an overview
of the various efforts deployed by UNHABITAT to promote gender equality in all
its endeavors and programs.
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