Griet Steel

This chapter explores women’s everyday struggles for greater inclusion in Khartoum by drawing on empirical case studies with single women, female street vendors, and female smartphone users that were conducted in pre-war Sudan, when President Omar al-Bashir was still in power. By focusing on the day-to-day struggles of these women (who are diverse in terms of age, race, class, and geographical background), the chapter illustrates the creative ways in which women continuously negotiated their access to public space, decent work, and housing in an urban context in which they have been structurally excluded from these assets. By doing so, the chapter contributes to broader discussions on how to create more inclusive urban environments for women from different socio-economic backgrounds.