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By Noele Illien 25 May 2021
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.