Kern is a feminist geographer - an interesting combination. She looks at the urban environment and how it welcomes or hinders women. Most public spaces are not designed for women. There is nobody thinking about how a space works for someone with a stroller. Transit systems are not designed for people running errands or stopping to pick up and drop off kids at day care...those stops required you to pay additional fares unlike the person going from only one place to another...the model of the worker who isn't responsible for childcare. What would a feminist city look like? What would it include? How would it benefit everyone? An interesting look at how we might revise the urban landscape.
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