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Shahnaz Habib
“In 'Why Loiter?: Women and Risk on Mumbai Streets,' Shilpa Phadke, Sameera Khan, and Shilpa Ranade write about how a woman's right to loiter is a crucial building block for an equitable city. Another useful word--loitering. So close to littering and its suggestion of something that shouldn't be there. Loitering also brings to mind the lottery and the gamble of waiting for something to happen. The authors describe loitering as an act of pleasure-seeking that holds multiple delicious possibilities: expanding women's access to public space; transforming women's relationship with the city; reenvisioning citizenship in more inclusive terms.”
― Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel
― Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel
“I don't know if this should be considered a hobby or a disorder, but going for a walk is my idea of a marvelous time.”
― Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel
― Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel
“We had such different ideas of danger. I have spent all my life trying not to be attacked. This sounds melodramatic if you are not a woman. But for women, the danger of wilderness is not just about encountering wild animals or slipping and falling into the rapids; it is also the danger posed by men...The specter of violence follows women everywhere, and it follows us into the great outdoors.”
― Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel
― Airplane Mode: An Irreverent History of Travel
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