A City for Women from the Perspective of the Right to the City

The Case of the Mexican State

Abstract

The National Women's Institute of Mexico (2020) indicates that women feel more insecure than men in any public space, particularly in places such as public transportation (75%) and on the streets (74.6%). This situation affects their relationship with urban space, reducing their mobility and shaping their daily life experience in the city. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI, 2010) of the Mexican State, 77% of women live in urban areas. Therefore, discussing cities for women involves addressing the quality of life for 47 million Mexican women, considering that men and women generate different connections and meanings in their interaction with cities. This article aims to analyze the city and the right to it from the perspective of women's experiences, theoretically contributing to their inclusion in the right to the city and emphasizing the need to conceptualize cities that are friendly not only to people in general but specifically to women in public spaces.