Women have been drawn to city life for centuries, despite the persistent tensions, freedom and fear, empowerment and struggle. Geographer Leslie Kern takes an intersectional approach to urban inequality and urges us to change the perspective from which our spaces are designed and built.
Leslie Kern is the author of two books on gender and cities, including Feminist City: Claiming Space in Man-Made World (Verso). She holds a PhD in women’s studies from York University and is currently an associate professor of geography and environment and director of women’s and gender studies at Mount Allison University, in Sackville, New Brunswick. Leslie writes about gender, gentrification, and feminism and teaches urban, social, and feminist geography. She runs an academic career coaching service and blog at lesliekerncoaching.com and tweets about all things feminist, academic, and urban on Twitter @LellyK.
Feminist City: Claiming Space in a Man-Made World is out now from Verso: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3227-feminist-city