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Copy “Successful, vibrant, happy cities arise out of the visions of many, not the powerful few.” - Jane Jacobs. While we’ve seen progress in female representation over the last century, women’s perspectives and voices are still significantly marginalized. This year, the UN reported that women serve as Heads of State or Government in only 22 countries and that 119 countries have never had a female leader, despite the strong case that their leadership makes for more inclusive decision-making and more representative governance. Moreover, women occupy just 10 percent of the highest-ranking jobs at the world’s leading architecture firms. According to the World Bank’s 2020 publication, Handbook for Gender-Inclusive Urban Planning and Design, urban areas do not consider the daily lives or needs of women, sexual and gender minorities, and people with disabilities. Horacio Terrazza, one of the Handbook’s authors points to its far-reaching effects, highlighting the key role t

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