Exploration of Woman-Friendly City Indicators in the Views of Women from Different Social Statuses and Types in Tehran

The purpose of this research is to explore some of the indicators of a women-friendly city، applying the opinions of women of different socio-economic statuses and social types. This research is descriptive and qualitative in nature. We use the ethnography as our method and our technique for data collection is problem-oriented interview. The statistical population is a group of women aged between18 and 50 who have lived in Tehran during the last 5 years. The non-probabilistic and judgmental sampling is employed and the sample consists of 19 women. The results of this research indicate that، according to the interviewees، 8 features can make Tehran a women-friendly city: Safe Tehran، convenient Tehran، active Tehran، participatory Tehran، leisurely Tehran، fair Tehran، beautiful Tehran and child-friendly Tehran. Furthermore، we find that social type and socio-economic status do not make a significant difference to women’s comments about a city women-friendliness. Rather، it is the three types of status، i. e. housekeeping، employment، and motherhood which differentiate women’s views، needs، and concerns considering the issue of urban life.