A new report by the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women emphasizes the need to dramatically increase the representation of women, girls and nonbinary people in public spaces such as public art, buildings and street names in the city and the ...
Women are vastly underrepresented compared to men in public spaces across San Francisco, according to the 2022 Representation of Women in City Property report that was released last week. It found that women average 14 percent of representation in public property, less than half of the city's goal of 30 percent representation.
The department recommends for the foreseeable future that all new representations of historical figures in San Francisco should be named after, or represent, historical women, girls and/or nonbinary people. Additionally, plans for new projects similar to the Rainbow Honor Walk -- a"walk of fame" in the Castro District -- showing these groups would have a huge impact on improving their representation in public spaces.
According to the report, this level of representation is critical because studies suggest at 30 percent, a critical mass is reached so that a member of an underrepresented community is no longer seen as a token but can influence organizational culture and decision-making.-On average, women were represented in 14 percent of the 1,001 representations of historical individuals in San Francisco.
-The representation of women in San Francisco has increased very little in the past two years, with less than 10 new cases of female representation added.
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