Women, girls dramatically underrepresented in San Francisco’s public spaces, report finds

A new report by the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women emphasizes the need to dramatically increase the representation of women, girls and nonbinary people in public spaces such as public art, buildings and street names in the city and the county.

Women are vastly underrepresented compared to men in public spaces across San Francisco, according to the 2022 Representation of Women in City Property report that was released last month. It found that women average 14 percent of representation in public property, less than half of the city’s goal of 30 percent representation.