Relationship Between the Presence of Women in Urban Space and The Criteria for Urban Desirability Using Structural Equation Modeling

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 M. A. in Women’s Studies, Department of Sociology, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

2 Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman,  Corresponding Author: smaghsoodi@uk.ac.ir

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between presence of women in urban space with criteria of urban desirability. In this sample survey 365 women in Daran urban areas (center of Freydan District) were chosen using a multi-stage cluster sampling. The data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire was assured through formal validity and high Cronbach coefficients. For analyzing the model, the path analysis method was used in Amos software. The results showed that the lack of social safety, urban space safety, and division of labor with presence of women was not significant. There was a positive and significant relationship between the presence of women with physical framework, comfort, convenience and safety, physical desirability, component of justice and equality, social utility, compulsory activity, activity utility, sanctity, the sense of pleasure and the sense of belonging.
 

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