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Girls on hammocks in Einseidler park
January 5, 2022
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

Town And Country Planning

Imogen wrote an article for Town and Country Planning magazine about our work.
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In the media
February 1, 2022
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

Landscape Magazine

We were asked to contribute to a special issue of Landscape magazine on inclusivity, talking about our work but also highlighting the importance of the Public Sector Equality Duty.
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In the media
digital drawing of stage in park with log seating around and trees behind
November 1, 2021
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

The Clerk

Imogen was in The Clerk magazine, explaining why councils have a legal duty to create spaces which are welcoming for teenage girls.
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Good Ideas
Teenagers sitting on stepped seating in a public plaza
November 9, 2022
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

please be seated : a sideways look at benches

Seating is important to teenage girls - here's some inspiration
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Good Ideas
computer generated design for inclusive skatepark with lots of areas
June 20, 2022
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

Skate parks for all

Our collaboration with Wheelscape on what a more inclusive skate park might look like
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Good Ideas
shelter built from concrete with teenage girls hanging out there
April 20, 2022
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

Pale Shelter

Teenage shelters could be brilliant but so often are not.
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Research
November 8, 2021
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing...

The importance of swing provision in making space for girls - a guest blog by Emma Beaumont, Landscape Architect and member of 'Our Bodies, Our Streets'.
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Safety
October 5, 2021
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

It's never the right amount of fear...

Talking about "Safety Work"- the steps that women and girls take every day to negotiate the public realm.
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Engagement
Logo for Your Voice Matters
November 2, 2022
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

Whose Voices Matter

Sophie explains why we need to listen to the voices of teenage girls like her.
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Engagement
July 1, 2022
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

Make Space for Us

Our blog on Women In Sport/Yorkshire Sport's report on barriers to parks for teenage girls
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Engagement
a park scene
July 6, 2022
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

Let it Be

Engagement work with young women in Hackney
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In the media
Iluminated circular swings at night
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

Bloomberg City Lab

Alexandra Lange features our work in a piece about teenage girls and public spaces.
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Engagement
Hands at work making models of park equipment out of cardboard with a map behind
January 20, 2022
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

Keep talking

A report on some consultation work at Brickfields Park in Bath
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Policy
The wire mesh gate into a fenced skatepark
November 1, 2021
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

Love me tender…

A look at how tender processes can sometimes embed inequality into provision.
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Policy
Plan image of park
October 1, 2022
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

The Public Sector Equality Duty… a planning barrister’s view

A guest blog by Philip Robson, Planning Barrister at Kings Chambers, on his view of how the Public Sector Equality Duty needs to be applied in planning.
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Policy
Drawing of girl holding scales of justice
December 3, 2021
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

It’s time to grapple with the Public Sector Equality Duty…

What is the Public Sector Equality Duty and why is it crucial to our campaign
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Policy
A sketch of a park space
November 23, 2022
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

How can we make the design of places more inclusive?

A guest blog from Tiiseto Mofokeng, examining what decision makers can do in terms of making their wider processes more supportive of inclusive spaces for teenage girls.
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Research
A girl skateboarding in a skate park
November 16, 2022
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

Making Space for Girl Skateboarders

Professor Carrie Paechter from Nottingham University on her recent research into girls and skateboarding
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