Walk through the Reumannplatz, one of the best-known squares in Austria's capital city, Vienna, and you will probably spot an outdoor platform, prominently labelled Mädchenbühne (girls' stage). The large podium, which can be used by everyone, was requested as a performance space by the girls of the nearby school when asked what they would like from the urban area

The girls' stage joins workout stations, a playground and more than 50 new trees as new additions to the square, which reopened last year following a gender-sensitive redesign. But in Vienna, it's not only the urban spaces that are developed with gender in mind. All aspects of public life, including transportation and language, are impacted by the capital's aim of being an inclusive and gender-neutral destination

The strategy Vienna uses to achieve this aim is called "gender mainstreaming". The head of the Department for Gender Mainstreaming, Ursula Bauer, describes it as a tool to achieve gender equality in society based on equal structures, settings and conditions for both women and men.

She says that it differs from women's policy in that it makes sure regulations and procedures take into account that there is a structural difference between women and men, mainly stemming from traditional gender roles. "Women's policy is repair work, whereas gender mainstreaming is prevention," Bauer said.

She explained that the department looks at genderdifferentiated data and provides guidelines as well as training to make sure government services are gender-sensitive and accessible. Over the years, a network of gender experts in key areas has also been set up. Bauer likens the department's cross-sectional role to that of a watchdog making sure all areas of the city's government take gender inequalities into account. "No-one can escape," she said jokingly. "We are like a spiderweb."

(Adapted from http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20210524-how-vienna-built-a-gender-equalcity?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews)

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