The book summarizes the findings of field research conducted by Canadian geographer and urban planner Leslie Kern, who explores pressing issues related to women's lives in the modern city. The author illustrates how the city's structure—from its layout to the norms and customs that regulate the interactions of its inhabitants—has become a space of gender struggle.

Drawing on her own experiences of motherhood, friendship, work, and activism, Leslie Kern advocates for applying an intersectional feminist approach to urban planning. She believes this will contribute to the development of a new generation of urbanism.