About Urbanistas
We are passionate about growing women’s leadership and capacity by providing a space where women can blend our personal values and professional expertise to make things happen.
Despite there being an abundance of amazing women doing great things in the north east we are still hugely underrepresented - as leaders, as innovators and as role models. So, we bring women together to share ideas and activities to bring about positive change in our cities.
You don’t have to be a working in the built environment to be an Urbanista – you just need to love cities! In fact, Urbanistas come from a diverse range of lifestyles, interests, backgrounds, professional levels and disciplines. We include place makers, geographers, social entrepreneurs, youth workers, architects, policy makers, teachers, artists, curators, community builders, economists, mental health practitioners, film makers and writers.
What makes Urbanistas different to other networks is our emphasis on collaboration and action. Bringing women together to offer a platform for sharing ideas and driving collaboration is at the core of what we do.
