Planning academia is an expansive field, often looking to make developments with the public interest in mind and contribute to professional practice. The investigation and connection between planning research and gender has been a consistent topic within academia for multiple decades. This paper explores the progression of the relationship between gender, planning, and cities within academic research since 1990 through the lens of a scoping review. By assessing the multitude of socially subordinated groups considered, the progression and/or change in the literature over time, and the language and theories utilized in planning research, the authors were able to assess to the size and scope of the literature on gender and urban planning. The authors found there is limited academic literature on the relationship between gender and urban planning, as well as as little engagement with diverse understandings of gender. Conversely, both society and the professional field of planning have progressed since 1990, where as the development of this academic topic does not reflect the same progression. This article is a call to the field of planning to consider the relationship between gender and urban planning, as well, to integrate and prioritize a gendered lens in planning academia and professional practice.
SPEAKERS: Kaitlyn Bisch, University of Waterloo; Natalie Isobel DeBloeme Barcello, University of Waterloo