Urbanization, gender, and the global south: A transformative knowledge network

Situated within the dynamic early 21st century context of urbanization, this partnership conducts research and engages in public education and policy enrichment in seven strategically chosen cities in lower middle-income countries. It aims to advance understanding of how the relationship between poverty and inequality is being transformed, focusing in particular on how this is reconstituting gender relations and women’s right to the city. The partnership is timely given that it was only very recently that the majority of the world’s population began living in urban centres, with urbanization fueled by rapid urban population growth in the urban global south (through natural increase and migration) and largely unrestrained capital mobility and accumulation.

News Highlights

September 19, 2023

New Paper by Penn Tsz Ting Ip Explores Socio-spatial Dynamics of Grassrootscapes in Shanghai

Shanghai CRT researcher Penn Tsz Ting Ip’s new paper, published in the Journal of Urban Affairs, draws from fieldwork conducted between 2017 and 2021 and explores […]
June 21, 2023

HEResearch Series Engages Insights on Eco-feminism

On June 8, 2023, Dr. Penn Tsz Ting Ip (Shanghai CRT) moderated a HEResearch session on eco-feminism, presented by Professor Eva Wah Man. Dr. Wah Man […]
April 21, 2023

Linda Peake Honoured with York President’s Research Award

GenUrb Principal Investigator, Linda Peake, has been recognized with the President’s Research Excellence Award (PREA) as part of the 2023 York University Research Awards Celebration. The […]

Lens In Bloom Photo Dairy - Shanghai

GenUrb's Shanghai city team partnered with Vox Photo Project in this seminal photo diary. Lens In Bloom involved eleven women in the city of Shanghai, who were basic photography skills and documented their daily lives under the themes of Everyday Objects, Everyday Feelings and The Good Old Days. Previously exhibited at the Yuwatai Art Center from 8th to 13th June, 2019, the photo diary is now available online in pdf format. Click below to discover more.