Streetonomics - All Roads Lead to Men
If you’re a regular reader of Maps Mania, you know we love a good Streetonomics project - especially those that visualize the deep-seated gender gaps in our urban landscapes.
The latest contribution to this field comes from Málaga, where the local newspaper Diario Sur has published a fascinating interactive map titled Only one in ten streets in Malaga has a woman's name. Using a mix of open data and AI-assisted classification, the map provides a color-coded visualization of the city's 5,901 thoroughfares.
The Gender Gap on the Costa del Sol
The data reveals a stark, though common, disparity across the city's map. If you look only at those thoroughfares named after people they are named overwhelmingly for men.
Of the 5,901 total streets in Malaga, roughly 37% (2,209 streets) are named after men, while a mere 7.9% (464 streets) are named after women. When the analysis is narrowed down strictly to streets named after individuals, the ratio becomes even more lopsided, sitting at a staggering 82.6% male compared to just 17.4% female.
The Interactive Map
The centerpiece of the Diario Sur article is an interactive map that allows users to explore this inequality block by block.
- Blue lines represent streets named after women.
- Olive lines highlight streets named after men.
Also See
Las Calles de las Mujeres
EqualStreetNames
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