Dr. Nourhan Bassam is a feminist urbanist, architect, and educator with a Ph.D. in Urban Design and Placemaking. She is the visionary founder of The Gendered City, an international organization dedicated to advancing just and gender-equal cities. Her work bridges theory, practice, and activism, and she is widely recognized for pushing the boundaries of how cities can and must be reimagined through a feminist lens.

Through The Gendered City and the FEM.DES global network, Nourhan currently supports 500+ experts in the process of transforming urban spaces across 35 countries. Her projects, that boost inclusion and gender needs awareness, include Women After Dark, FEM.Atlas, and the Feminist Placemaking programme, which prioritise social sustainability and intersectionality as a core pillar of urban development by aiming to improve security, night-time safety, mobility, and community wellbeing.