Women-only park
Women parks are women-only amusement parks. These are sites prominent in Islamic cities. These parks well show that there is sex segregation in a society because men and boys are not allowed to enter.[1] This is usually written on a sign in the entrance or there is a guardian who prevents males from entering the park.
History
[edit]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
[edit]Iran
[edit]In different cities there are amusement parks where men are not allowed to enter with the aim of sex segregation. 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
Founded in 2008, Behesht-e-madran is the first women-only park of Tehran. Shahrbanoo Complex (also called Velayat) is another women-only park in Tehran. It includes recreation and sport facilities just for females. Reyhane park is in fact part of Chitgar Park separated only for women including 18 ha.
Pakistan
[edit]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
[edit]The first female-only trampoline park was established by Bounce in the capital of Saudi Arabia, in 2018.[4]
India
[edit]The Delhi Municipal Corporation announced that it will create 250 of its own 'Pink Parks' [5] Such a Pink Park was already built in Chandni Mahal.[6]
Dubai
[edit]In September 2020, Loopagoon, the world's first water park just for women, launched in Dana Bay, Saudi Arabia. This park is a partnership between Prologic First Dubai and Gateway Ticketing Systems' Galaxy Ticketing and Guest Experience solution. It's also the first major water park in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "No Entry for Men: Delhi To Get 250 Women-Only Parks Soon To Offer 'More Comfortable Space'". TimesNow. 2023-05-14. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "Pink Parks: Delhi to soon get 250 parks where men WON'T be allowed". Firstpost. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
- ^ "World's first women's only water park opens with Prologic First Dubai and Gateway Ticketing's Galaxy Solution". Amusement Today. 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2023-11-02.