To design safer parks for women, city planners must listen to their stories
- Written by Nicole Kalms, Director of XYX Lab + Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Monash University, Monash University
The rape and murder of aspiring comedian Eurydice Dixon in an inner-city Melbourne park – while deeply shocking – is part of an avalanche of gendered violence perpetrated against women in cities every day.
Nothing can protect women from the random acts of violence committed by some men but engaging with the stories of women and girls is...
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