Eleni Kyrou, senior social development specialist at the EIB, said the bank wanted to be "gender aware and gender sensitive", so that its investments benefit women and men equally.
Vienna takes gender into consideration when developing any budget proposal or in urban planning, which has led to initiatives to improve lighting in city parks and revising day care curriculums to be more gender-aware.
An analysis of vulnerability has to be gender and age aware, since many dangerous tasks are allocated to women and children.
They are not gender aware".
There were also limitations and these are highlighted, recognizing feminist critiques of area-based development that show gender-aware practice is not automatic.
Existing networks championing gender-aware DRR practices will be utilized to facilitate this platform.
The gender analysis is based on the concept of gender-blind and gender-aware policies.
In part because of her work, she said, "People are aware about gender.
This might mean that although both genders are aware of the required work and dedication for starting a new business, generally male students are more self-confident and keen to do it.
We are aware that gender differences could have influenced the effects reported in this study, given that boys tend to show more externalizing problems than girls (Ketelaars et al., 2010; Conti-Ramsden et al. 2013).
