Women stand of 49.6% of the population and play an important role in shaping the lifestyle and health condition of their families. However, the place of women in contemporary societies varies across the world and reflects cultural differences. On one hand, such differences might be mirrored in how women spend their leisure time. On the other hand, the possibility of leisure depends on opportunities resulting from urban planning and distribution of desirable places. Considering the role of green spaces for women\\\'s leisure activities in developing countries, we aimed to investigate the accessibility of urban green spaces for women in Mashhad, the second-largest metropolis in Iran with a population of 3 million inhabitants. In regard to urban planning, the city implemented 11 special green spaces called \\\"Women\\\'s Park\\\" to provide women with dedicated green spaces with the least restrictions and the most freedom. To show the differences in accessibility to such places across the city, we investigated the distribution of these parks by measuring the distance from the center of urban neighborhoods to the nearest women\\\'s park using GIS network analysis. The results show that out of 150 neighborhoods of the main body of the city, 2 neighborhood centers (~ 1%) are less than 300 meters away, 99 neighborhood centers (66%) are 300 to 3000 meters away and 49 neighborhood centers (~ 32%) are more than 3000 meters away. This reveals inequality in accessibility to green spaces dedicated to women. The eastern and southern neighborhoods have better access to green spaces than the western and northern neighborhoods of the city. Undoubtedly, the establishment of spatial equity in access to green spaces for women requires further development and fair distribution of women\\\'s parks in the city.

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