NEWS

Transport Special: Emma McInnes
The Panel is joined by Emma McInnes, who is the co-founder of Women in Urbanism and an urban designer at Resilio Studio, as part of its transport special.

The Panel, RNZ
The era of the communal car has begun, but will people warm to it?
With her thoughts on the matter, co-founder of Women in Urbanism, Emma McInnes, talks to The Panel.

Amplifying voices: How Women in Urbanism
Aotearoa got women speaking out about harassment
Our interview with StopPress on our campaign on public harassment.

Design our cities for all with Emma McInnes
ACE NZ chats with Emma McInnes.

COVID-19 has created temporary urbanism on New Zealand streets - with Ellie Craft
ACE NZ chats with Ellie Craft.

'Women's safety in the city'
Heart of the City Auckland covers the Women in Urbanism event with Uber on women's safety in cities.

Gabriella Jimenez Rojas: B-Side
Our Gab Jimenez Rojas got along to B-Side Stories to talk about the WiUA kaupapa.

Her Voice, Wanaka, 2019
Here's the audio from the 2019 Her Voice conference, where Emma delivers a 101 on Women in Urbanism.

The Urbanists:
Morningside
Emma from WiUA contributes to Urbis Magazine, writing about the excellent new-ish Morningside Precint.

Crash, cry and carry on:
The often grim reality of riding a bike in Auckland
Emma from WiUA writes about the reality of riding without bike lanes for The Spinoff.

An election manifesto
for making truly
inclusive cities
Read our election manifesto on the Spinoff!

Rachel Lees-Green talks to Idealog about why we need Women in Urbanism
The statistics don’t lie: the bulk of the those that are designing and living and urban spaces in New Zealand cities are men – but the times are changing. Globally, there is a conversation taking place on what cities would look like if equal weighting was given to all of its citizens in the design process.
How to make third places that Aucklanders want to
use
Jessica Rose from WiU recently wrote this excellent article for The Spinoff on Third Spaces.
"Older citizens commonly need to use walking, public transport or mobility scooters to get around, so accessibility is a basic need when going from A to B. Immediate and local becomes important: places that are en route to another destination, places where moving people is a priority over moving cars."
Pump Tracks are for Girls, too!
Women in Urbanism Aotearoa created a special weekend event to bring girls out to play on bikes, in partnership with the Auckland Women’s Centre, Auckland Transport Walking and Cycling, and special guest, Olympic BMX medallist Sarah Walker.
Making A Difference: Gabriella Jimenez Rojas
Gabriella was interviewed by Viva NZ!
"We might think of our cities as a neutral bunch of buildings and roads we use as we move through our lives but actually, whether we experience spaces as friendly or hostile often comes down to gender. As a group, women often have different needs, yet town planning tends to be dominated by men."
Planning for change -
Women in Urbanism
Aotearoa
Our Jessica Rose was interviewed by Landscape Architecture Aotearoa.
"There are a lot of white males between the ages of 30 and 50 working in senior roles in urban design and planning in New Zealand, according to Auckland’s, Jessica Rose. It’s time for more diversity, she believes, and that’s exactly what Women in Urbanism Aotearoa (WiU), intends on promoting."
Women in Urbanism –widening the conversation about our cities
Jessica Rose writes on WiU for Bike Auckland:
"Women in Urbanism seeks to transform our cities into safe, accessible and equitable urban environments for all people by supporting and amplifying the voices and actions of all self-identifying women and girls."