Quand les aménageur·ses chaussent les lunettes du genre : d’une approche de genre à l’expertise de Care

Abstract

Since the early 2010s, institutional initiatives aiming to integrate a gender perspective into urban planning discussions have been deployed in several French cities. Initially driven by those in charge of equality policies, gender is becoming a concern for urban planners wishing to incorporate it into their professional practices. Some urban planners see women’s participation as a means to improve city-making. While this utilitarian argument may reflect a restrictive and essentialist view of gender approaches, this article proposes to consider these new professional aspirations as opportunities to put care expertise into urban planning concerns.

Keywords

• gender
• urban planning
• public policy
• essentialisation
• profesionnal pratices