Gender perspectives in urban planning

Ana Falú from the National University of Cordoba – and the Coordinator of the UN-Habitat UNI Gender Hub – in this lecture discusses urban planning from a gender perspective, with emphasis on both who has the right to the city, and who has the right to plan the city.This lecture aims to discuss the inclusion of women in the debate around cities, incorporating proposals and experiences primarily related to urban policies in Latin America.Ana Falú is an Architect, graduated at the National University of Tucuman, Argentina; with postgraduate studies in The Netherlands: specialization in Bouwcentrum (1974), and a Doktoraal in the Technical University of Delft (1985). Her field of research and action is in Urban and Housing design and policies with a gender perspective. She has field experience in different countries of the world, having lived and worked in the Netherlands, Argentina, Ecuador, and Brazil. International experience as Head of UNIFEM (today UN Women), first as head of the Andean Region office (2002-4) and later in Brazil and Southern Cone Countries (2004-09).