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
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 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
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]
India
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
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
- ^ "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.