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Cities play a crucial role in creating an environment that supports, empowers and protects women. Here's one way how to improve opportunity for women: https://ow.ly/8HSY50PZNvt UNDP UN Women

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This is a great video and insights from World Economic Forum. #sdg5

Cities play a crucial role in creating an environment that supports, empowers and protects women. Here's one way how to improve opportunity for women: https://ow.ly/fKCB50PGCB0 UNDP UN Women

Some hard hitting facts about how our city spaces are not inclusive. And we are living with it, thinking “it is how it is” and designing our lives around it. Can we change things from the grass root? #inclusionanddiversity #inclusivecities #safecities

Cities should be safe environments for women, too. This is an urgent issue for local governments, communities, and stakeholders to address. I am privileged to be living in Singapore, which, according to "The Safe Cities Index" by The Economist Intelligence Unit, is the third safest city in the world after Copenhagen and Toronto! #genderequalitymatters #singaporesafecityindex #singapore

All over the world, the city limits are increasing at a pace faster than before and so is the spread of urban culture and practices. But the question remains are the respective governments able to provide the basic amenities to this growing mix population and more specifically to the female population to make them feel safe and secure on the streets, so that they can get going with their work sans the fear of self safety and security. World Economic Forum in one of its recent findings, have raised this poignant question and solution lies in the implementation of the suggestions. #urbanisation #womensafety #womenempowerment

Could we make our cities safer and more equal? Building inclusive cities starts with including the voices and views of people of all genders in the planning stage.

“Sexual harassment and other forms of sexual violence in public spaces, both in urban and rural settings, are an everyday occurrence for women and girls in every country around the world. Women and girls experience and fear different forms of sexual violence in public spaces, from unwelcome sexual remarks and gestures, to rape and femicide. It happens on streets, in and around public transportation, schools, workplaces, public toilets, water and food distribution sites, and parks. This reality reduces women’s and girls’ freedom of movement. It reduces their ability to participate in school, work, and public life. It limits their access to essential services and their enjoyment of cultural and recreational activities, and negatively impacts their health and well-being. Although domestic and workplace violence is now widely recognized as a human rights violation, sexual harassment and other forms of violence against women and girls in public spaces are often neglected, with few laws or policies in place to prevent and address it.” UN Women Promoting Safety for women and taking action towards it should be in the core of all political spectrum concepts, all over the world. I have never felt so safe like in Asian cities #hk. how can that be implemented in African cities?

Stick to providing the basics when we think about gender equality. Neither pompous complicated schemes nor tick-in-the-box lip service. Much to be done yet much being done and still miles to go! #TrueInclusion #Diversity #Simplicity