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February 1, 2022
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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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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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In the media
A diverse range of women together with the words The Guilty Feminist superimposed
January 8, 2022
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

The Guilty Feminist

Imogen appears on The Guilty Feminist podcast.
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In the media
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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Research
December 8, 2021
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023

Finding Our Way with an Empathy Map

Looking at the tool kit: A Guide to Understanding Your Audience from Women in Sport and the use of an Empathy Map
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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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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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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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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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Research
The Make Space for Girls Logo with schematic drawings of girls skateboarding and hanging around
October 6, 2021
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023

The territories of skate parks

A guest post by Jacqueline Collins about her research into girls and skateparks
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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 Friends of Rowntree Park
September 22, 2021
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023

questions, questions, questions

A guest blog by Abigail Gaines from Friends of Rowntree Park about some of the questions people always ask about providing facilities for teenage girls.
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A fenced pitch in bright sunlight
September 20, 2021
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023

The i Newspaper

An article about Make Space for Girls in The i newspaper.
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In the media
Logo for Standard Issue podcast
September 12, 2021
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023

Standard Issue Podcast

Imogen and Susannah talk Make Space for Girls on the Standard Issue Podcast.
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In the media
Three girls in hijabs walk past a wall with a brightly coloured mural
July 8, 2021
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023

The Urbanist

Imogen guests on The Urbanist Podcast.
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In the media
A logo for the Developer Podcast
May 18, 2021
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023

The Developer Podcast

Imogen and Susannah on The Developer Podcast.
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Engagement
Girls sitting on a rope in park
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023

On asking questions

Abigail from the Friends of Rowntree Park in York has done another guest blog for us.
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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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