Challenging Assumptions Gender Issues in Urban Regeneration

Drawing on research carried out in the UK for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Challenging Assumptions explores how women and men in the UK context each experience poverty and exclusion, and some reasons behind the differences. It finds evidence that planners often overlook women's concerns, due to unquestioned assumptions about the social and economic roles of women and men, and that this reduces the effectiveness of urban regeneration initiatives. The report concludes with recommendations to improve policy and practice. Published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation/York Publishing Services in association with the Oxfam GB Poverty ProgrammeMay, Nicky is the author of 'Challenging Assumptions Gender Issues in Urban Regeneration' with ISBN 9781899987580 and ISBN 1899987584.