Learning from 4 Different Approaches in Indian Cities to Create Safe Public Spaces for Women

I’m a recovering architectural/urban designer conquering the UX world one pixel at a time. I design experiences and strategies, big to small, at the intersection of people, culture and the environment. You’ll usually find me learning a new skill, questioning my biases or asking too many questions.

A look at gendered urban inequality

“Belonging-ness and identity are as intrinsic to urbanity as autonomy and anonymity.” (Miranne, Young)

Cities offer the opportunity of anonymity - a sense of “social escape”. This veneer of anonymity intrinsically contributes to the feeling of security we feel when we move through an urban public realm. …

I’m a recovering architectural/urban designer conquering the UX world one pixel at a time. I design experiences and strategies, big to small, at the intersection of people, culture and the environment. You’ll usually find me learning a new skill, questioning my biases or asking too many questions.

Let’s start with a confession —

I had to break through a long-held bias about tech before I could start my journey as a(n) (archi)techie, more specifically, an aspiring UX designer.

You see, I grew up surrounded by wannabe computer engineers. Not because everyone happened to have aligning interests or passions; instead, a direct consequence of being raised with the belief that the best career path out there was to become an engineer and get a lucrative job in tech. Consequently, my mind conflated working in tech with selling out. (I’m not saying that there aren’t passionate tech workers out there. There are. …