TopicAwarenessDesignParticipation cultureTransport patterns & user needs
Ela idea
Adaptada y marcada como un juego de palabras entre el rosa y la esquina, la idea es diseñar una zona de espera especial para mujeres dentro del sistema de transporte público (estaciones y terminales de autobús/tren/metro/tranvía). Como el color rosa ya se asocia con la feminidad, la campaña propuesta va más allá de este concepto, concienciando a través de gráficos visuales (mensajes escritos) en lugares clave de una comunidad.
Ejemplo: 4 de las 8 sillas de espera de una estación de autobuses pueden transformarse en 4 rosas, con los siguientes mensajes resaltados en letras azules sobre un fondo rosa:
pinKorner
Un lugar para mostrarle respeto a ELLA.
O mostrarle a ELLA su RESPETO.Dale/deja este lugar.
O RESERVA para el RESTO y el RESPETO.
etc.
Una campaña para promover la igualdad en el transporte impulsada por TInnGO
El lugar o lugares donde aplicarla
En cada ciudad de cada socio de TInnGo, en toda Europa.
El coste
La propuesta implica costes para el diseño del concepto, para la impresión de las pegatinas para cada lugar identificado y para las sillas/bancos rosas, etc.
An interesting idea but it brings up some issues. There are currently some campaigns against gender stereotyping with colour (e.g. why are girls toys/clothes pink and boys blue?) - this gender stereotyping makes no allowance for individual choice and is not diversity sensitive - there is plenty of research to support a move away from this. It worries me that in this design idea women need to be 'segregated' on special seats to have respect - the segregation itself could be humiliating. There are (or were) certainly 'ladies waiting rooms' on some railway stations in the UK, (traditionally) but I wonder if they are now being rebranded simply for anyone. However, I think the idea of a 'quiet place' at transport waiting areas, is a good one that could be used by anyone needing to feel private or safe, older people, vulnerable people, people feeling unwell, depressed or tired, parent with a baby, for example.
Thank you for raising this idea. The concept of safe spaces in public transport systems is definitely one that requires further discussion and design solutions, however labelling them as pink spaces perpetuates stereotypes and would not be an acceptable feature in many countries. I would would also suggest that solutions developed for this is idea incorporate an intersectional approach, i.e., what about elderly people, both men and women? They may also need a safe seated space.
Is the pink necessary to spread the message of respect? Is this only going to be targeted towards cisgendered women, or can it be adapted to include all genders (ie: non binary, agender, transgender, etc...)?
Why do people not respect women and other groups in their everyday lives? (is it a lack of understanding, or are there other resasons?) Answering that may bring us closer to understanding how to change people's behaviors towards those groups.
How are we going to encourage respect to be followed through after people leave the PinKorner? I imagine the PinKorner is only a starting point for women to be treated with respect, and hopefully the respect that is given to women there, can be shown everywhere, at all time.
In general, I love diversification of sitting areas so I think it`s a great idea. One size does not fit all! My question: what are the other (apart from the pink colour) distinctive features of the female area (in terms of design)?
3 years ago