The fifth goal of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) states that all discrimination against women and girls should be stopped as a basic requirement for sustainable future. Within the context of Kurdish Region in Iraq (KRI) and the West Bank in Palestine (WBP), it might be early and difficult to talk about gender equality and put it in practice. However, women issues should be clearly stated in the plans and policy documents as one requirement to reach the fifth SDG. This study aims to analyze the extent to which women issues are considered in urban planning process - as one of the most effective tools of sustainable development- in two regions: Kurdish Region in Iraq (KRI) and the West Bank in Palestine (WBP). Referring to a number of urban planning documents, the analysis was conducted at three levels: policy making documents, planning documents and implementation documents. The preliminary results showed a clear lack of attention to women's issues in planning documents at the aforementioned levels. When comparing the level of interest in women's issues in the Palestinian context with the Kurdish context in Iraq, the results were varied. The results showed higher levels of considerations in Kurdish women issues at the policy-making level, while greater interest in Palestinian women's issues was found at the level of planning and implementation.

Conference Title

International Conference on Women Portrayed in Society and History

Conference Country

Iraq

Conference Date

Dec. 6, 2023 - Dec. 7, 2024

Conference Sponsor

جامعة السليمانية - اقليم كردستان العراق