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Existen programas para ciudades seguras en África, América Central y del Sur, los Estados Árabes, Asia y el Pacífico, América del Norte y Europa.[15]​ Debido al acoso sexual, en algunos países, como Brasil, México, Perú, Egipto, Malasia, Tailandia, Israel, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Japón o India, existen vagones de tren o subterráneo exclusivos para mujeres.[14]​[16]​.

En 1989, en Toronto se creó el Comité Ciudad Segura, para pensar la creación de ambientes seguros en los espacios públicos y en el transporte público, especialmente para mujeres y otros ciudadanos vulnerables.[5]​ Desde ese momento, la promoción de ciudades seguras desde una perspectiva de género ha cobrado relevancia en el diseño urbanístico de muchas ciudades.[17]​ Numerosas encuestas a mujeres sobre la percepción de sitios inseguros lograron transformar los diseños de los espacios públicos en Canadá y en Reino Unido.[18]​.

Argentina

In the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, institutional measures were taken to intervene in cases of gender violence and domestic violence. against women within the framework of urban security policies to achieve a safe city for women.[19]​ The city government created the Harassment Line, an initiative to accompany women who suffer harassment on public transport every day and can report it.[20]​ This also helps the government to generate statistics for the design of more effective public policies.[20]​.

India

In India, the lack of safe cities is a serious problem. Hundreds of millions of women go out every day, when it gets dark, into the open fields to relieve themselves because they do not have bathrooms in their homes. Women leave in fear and are often raped or murdered.[21][22][23]​.

Japan

In Tokyo, studies showed that two-thirds of women had suffered some type of sexual abuse or harassment on public transport, which is why there are exclusive transports for women.[16]​.

Mexico

Mexico is one of the countries committed to creating safe cities.[24]​ In 2008, in Mexico, the First International Meeting on Safe Cities for Women was held.[14]​ At the Querétaro Women's Institute in Querétaro, the Safe Cities forum was held, in which the generation of safe public spaces for women was debated.[5]​.

In 2016, the Government of Mexico City created the Interinstitutional Commission of the Safe and Friendly City Program for Women and Girls.[25]​ In Mexico, the government launched a program called Safe City,[5]​ which includes the application called Live Safe Mexico City, so that women can make emergency calls in the event of an imminent danger to their safety.[25]​.

Peru

In 2009, the Program for the Reduction of Urban Risks in Peru was created to achieve safe and inclusive cities.[26]​.

Contenido

Existen programas para ciudades seguras en África, América Central y del Sur, los Estados Árabes, Asia y el Pacífico, América del Norte y Europa.[15]​ Debido al acoso sexual, en algunos países, como Brasil, México, Perú, Egipto, Malasia, Tailandia, Israel, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, Japón o India, existen vagones de tren o subterráneo exclusivos para mujeres.[14]​[16]​.

En 1989, en Toronto se creó el Comité Ciudad Segura, para pensar la creación de ambientes seguros en los espacios públicos y en el transporte público, especialmente para mujeres y otros ciudadanos vulnerables.[5]​ Desde ese momento, la promoción de ciudades seguras desde una perspectiva de género ha cobrado relevancia en el diseño urbanístico de muchas ciudades.[17]​ Numerosas encuestas a mujeres sobre la percepción de sitios inseguros lograron transformar los diseños de los espacios públicos en Canadá y en Reino Unido.[18]​.

Argentina

In the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, institutional measures were taken to intervene in cases of gender violence and domestic violence. against women within the framework of urban security policies to achieve a safe city for women.[19]​ The city government created the Harassment Line, an initiative to accompany women who suffer harassment on public transport every day and can report it.[20]​ This also helps the government to generate statistics for the design of more effective public policies.[20]​.

India

In India, the lack of safe cities is a serious problem. Hundreds of millions of women go out every day, when it gets dark, into the open fields to relieve themselves because they do not have bathrooms in their homes. Women leave in fear and are often raped or murdered.[21][22][23]​.

Japan

In Tokyo, studies showed that two-thirds of women had suffered some type of sexual abuse or harassment on public transport, which is why there are exclusive transports for women.[16]​.

Mexico

Mexico is one of the countries committed to creating safe cities.[24]​ In 2008, in Mexico, the First International Meeting on Safe Cities for Women was held.[14]​ At the Querétaro Women's Institute in Querétaro, the Safe Cities forum was held, in which the generation of safe public spaces for women was debated.[5]​.

In 2016, the Government of Mexico City created the Interinstitutional Commission of the Safe and Friendly City Program for Women and Girls.[25]​ In Mexico, the government launched a program called Safe City,[5]​ which includes the application called Live Safe Mexico City, so that women can make emergency calls in the event of an imminent danger to their safety.[25]​.

Peru

In 2009, the Program for the Reduction of Urban Risks in Peru was created to achieve safe and inclusive cities.[26]​.