STATE OF WOMEN IN CITIES 2012-2013 - UN-Habitat

GENDER AND THE PROSPERITY OF CITIES
List of Figures
Figure 1.1.1 Conceptualising women’s empowerment 9
Figure 1.1.2 Critical elements in conceptualising gender and the prosperity of cities 10
Figure 1.1.3 Gender and urban prosperity nexus 15
Figure 1.1.4 Perceptions of relationship between urbanisation and prosperity of women 16
Figure 1.2.1 Correlation between SIGI and percentage of the world’s MDP 22
Figure 2.1.1 Perceptions of commitment of city policies to promote quality of life of women 27
Figure 2.1.2 Perceptions of safety and security for women in cities 34
Figure 2.2.1 Commitment of city to promoting infrastructure development to engage women in urban development and productive work 38
Figure 2.2.2 Barriers affecting infrastructure underdevelopment on lives of women (per cent answering yes) 40
Figure 2.2.3 Most important effects of infrastructure underdevelopment on lives of women 41
Figure 2.3.1 Obstacles to generating economic productivity and empowerment of women 46
Figure 2.3.2 Female school drop-out due to pregnancy and early marriage, slum and non-slum residence in selected countries (percentage) 47
Figure 2.3.3 Equality of access to high quality and affordable educational opportunities 48
Figure 2.3.4 Service sector employment shares by gender and region, 1999 - 2009 (percentage) 52
Figure 2.3.5 Industrial employment shares by gender and region, 1999 - 2009 (percentage) 53
Figure 2.3.6 Segmentation by sex within the informal economy 54
Figure 2.4.1 Relationship between economic development and gender equity 60
Figure 2.4.2 Proportion of seats in lower or single house of parliament held by women, 2010 (%) 62
Figure 3.1.1 Perceptions of whether the city has a gender policy 70
Figure 3.1.2 Rating of policies promoting quality of life of women 73
Figure 3.1.3 Rating of policies promoting infrastructure for women 74
Figure 3.1.4 Rating of policies promoting productivity for women 75
Figure 3.1.5 Rating of policies promoting equity for women 77
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