Women-only park
Women parks are women-only amusement parks. These are sites prominent in Islamic cities. Men and boys are not allowed to enter.[1]
History[]
The first women park was established in Helena, Montana in 1913, the first one in Iran was established in Borujerd in 2000s.[2]
By country[]
Iran[]
In different cities there are amusement parks where men are not allowed to enter with the aim of sex segragtion. Masoumeh Ebtekar has said that establishing these parks is a national essential. These parks are in many big and small cities in the country, such as:
- Tehran (5 women parks; namely, Behesht-e-madran, Pardis-e-Banovan, Boostan-e-Narges, Shahrbanoo Complex, Reyhane park)
- Shiraz
- Esfahan
- Mashhad
- Tabriz
- Nowshahr
- Bandar Abbas
- Rasht
- Kerman
- Marand
Pakistan[]
In 2012 a women's park called Fatima Jinnah was established in Lahore with walls 7 feet in height. Authorities have promised to establish 10 more others.[3]
Saudi Arabia[]
The first female-only trampoline park was established by Bounce in the capital of Saudi Arabia, in 2018.[4]
References[]
- ^ "پارک بانوان ؛ ورود آقایان ممنوع". پام دلتا (in Persian). 9 June 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "پارک بانوان عرصهای برای فعالیت اجتماعی و فرهنگی زنان است" (in Persian). خبرگزاری فارس. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Are women-only parks the answer to street harassment in Pakistan?". The Independent. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "First female-only trampoline park". Arabnews. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- Sex segregation
- Women-only spaces