Gender analysis in district city center of Málaga. Moving forward to a feminist odonymy
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https://doi.org/10.17561/rtc.22.7109Keywords:
Woman, Toponymy, Equality, Málaga, StreetsAbstract
The article treats gender equality in urban toponymy through the analysis of the street map in the city center district of Malaga. The fact that a woman’s name in on a street sign means being present and being recognized for her merits and achievements, becoming part of the collective memory.The analysis has been done using: double histogram charts for the total number of streets, pie charts to show percentages, and stacked column charts to show toponym categorization. As a result, this research demonstrates current gender biases of urban toponymy and its prevalence; that is, the pre-eminence of masculine names over feminine ones in the city center district. This research contributes to making women visible in the public space, in the streets and ultimately in the city that we all inhabit, as well as helping to build an egalitarian society by supporting the visibility of women.
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