The city must become more diverse: Zurich SP wants more diverse traffic lights

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Traffic signaling in the city of Zurich should become more diverse: instead of the same ‘man in a hat’ or other men, women should also be depicted on traffic lights and signs. The SP demands this in a postulate.

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Traffic signaling in the city of Zurich is still dominated by men, the SP writes in its proposal, which was published on Thursday.

This is a shame because images shape our ideas about the world. The ubiquitous ‘man in hat’ indirectly suggests that public space belongs primarily to men.

Already established in other countries

If the SP has its way, the ‘man with the hat’ will have to have company. For example, a pregnant woman, a lesbian couple or an older woman on a stick. The model for this is the city of Geneva, which replaced half of its “man in hat” signs with gender-neutral symbols in 2020.

There are already gender-neutral traffic lights and signs in Austria, Germany, Finland and New Zealand. The city council will discuss the proposal at a future meeting. Given the left-wing majority, he certainly has a chance. (SDA)

Source:Blick

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