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Designing urban women’s safety: an empirical study of inclusive innovation through a gender transformation lens

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posted on 2023-06-09, 15:44 authored by Anke SchwittayAnke Schwittay
This article analyzes the use of human-centered design to make urban areas safer for marginalized women. Through an empirical investigation of Amplify, the UK Department for International Development’s (DFID) flagship innovation program, I ask to what extent design as a particular inclusive innovation strategy can result in gender-transformative urban safety development. I argue that, on the one hand, the projects supported by Amplify reinforced instrumentalized notions of women’s economic empowerment, while on the other they enabled forward-looking approaches such as the inclusion of men in antiviolence programs. Ultimately, Amplify’s support for mainly small-scale, individualized and technical solutions, which resulted from its use of human-center design, prevented more transformative changes to emerge. At the same time, there are opportunities to “design in” spaces for more structural interventions.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Journal

European Journal of Development Research

ISSN

0957-8811

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Department affiliated with

  • Anthropology Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2018-11-06

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2020-01-07

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-11-05

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