Episode 6 ENG - A Space of One's Own with Lauren Elkin and Alice Vincent

<p><strong>TW: In our discussion with Lauren Elkin, we mention sexual harassment, violence against women, and rape, as well as the ongoing case regarding the abduction, rape, and murder of Sarah Everard. </strong></p> <p><strong>How does someone make space for themselves? How does someone find freedom? It is hard, to know your place and to ask for it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></strong></p> <p>It’s even harder for people who do not belong to sexual, gender, race majority.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>In the case of women, it’s been long proven how the world is not built for them. How cities are not a safe and welcoming place. Just this week, we are waiting for the verdict on the abudction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard, which happened last March, and which sparked a timid reflexion on masculinity in space and how we need to rethink gender dynamics in public space.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Maybe surprisingly, there is a long history of women using gardening and horticulture to build their own space. Maybe making space for oneself, can be just finding a way to carve time to build and grow something.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p>Today, in the Women Shaping the World podcast, we speak to two authors, Alice Vincent and Lauren Elkin, about literally shaping the world. Lauren Elkin discusses her books and work on urban women and “flaneuses”. Alice Vincent tells us about her book, Rootbound, where she candidly discusses her heartbreak and how gardening and relinking with nature helped her move forward.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span class="Apple-converted-space">Ressources: </span></p> <p><span class="Apple-converted-space">Sexual Abuse Support - <a href= "https://sexualabusesupport.campaign.gov.uk">https://sexualabusesupport.campaign.gov.uk</a></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-converted-space">Rape Crisis -<br /></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"><a href= "https://rapecrisis.or