Cities are drivers of change that can be repeated and scaled globally.
CHANGE cities test and share innovative solutions to better serve and expand opportunities for women, girls, and people with non-binary gender identities.
Our work explicitly recognizes and addresses intersecting inequalities predicated upon race, religion, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity or expression.
our framework
CHANGE cities are applying a gender lens to create more equal communities and a more just world. We position our work within the four distinct roles that cities play in our lives: as innovators, employers, service providers, and connectors.
The City as an Innovator
How can cities pilot and scale new ideas and approaches?
The City as an Employer
How can cities set an example and build an inclusive workforce?
The City as a Provider
How can cities integrate gender into policies & services?
The City as a Connector
How can cities collaborate with cross-sector stakeholders?
Latest Resources
Featured Work
CHANGE, Data-Pop Alliance and Open Data Watch are proud to announce a new initiative and the accompanying Inception Report, “Feminist Urban Design: A Gender-Inclusive Framework for Cities.”
Report
Caring Cities Full Report
Three CHANGE cities- Bogotá, Buenos Aires, and Los Angeles – implemented community-based research efforts that recognize caregivers as experts and partners in shaping city policies.
Report
Voluntary Gender Review
In the world’s first ever VGR, eight cities share how they are working to achieve gender equality. Together, we are creating new methods and guideposts to close the gender gap in a generation.
Project
Freetown Caring City
CHANGE is working with Freetown City Council to adopt and adapt the Care Blocks model from Bogotá to Susan’s Bay – Freetown’s largest informal settlement. This project is the first of its kind in Africa. Partners include SLURC, Kore Global and WoLEAD.
Latest Updates
Blog Post
Lactation Rooms: A Personal Crusade for One Local Leader in Buenos Aires
In August, Buenos Aires celebrated Breastfeeding Week by opening 8 new breastfeeding centers & listening to mothers’ experiences. Carolina Barone, Undersecretary for Women in Buenos Aires, talks about why this is important.
Blog Post
From a block in Barcelona, to one in Louisville, KY: Moving the needle on gender equity
In a blog post penned by Gretchen Hunt, Louisville’s Director for Office for Women, she explores the impact CHANGE has had on her city and the recent GBV in Public Space workshops we carried out together with Publica.
Project Update
Spatial Dynamics and Architecture in a Care Block: The first Bogota/Freetown technical exchange
In the context of the “Freetown Caring City” project, colleagues from Bogotá and Freetown gathered around one common subject: Spatial Dynamics and Architecture of a Care Block.
Member Cities
CHANGE is a network of 14 cities across six continents, representing more than 100 million residents. Our Secretariat works closely with city policy experts and local government leaders to advance gender equity.
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