
More than 20 professors, researchers and students focus their work around SDG 5 at the Graduate Institute. This work entails consultancy work for UN Women, research projects, such as the DEMETER project on Gender, Land and the Rights to Food. We additionally offer a variety of academic and executive education courses. The Gender Centre serves as a research hub on gender at the Graduate Institute.


An Innovation Camp to Promote Feminism and Women’s Leadership in International Law and Policy

Disruption, changes, and adaptation

Enhancing the protection of sex workers

The Business of Women’s Empowerment in Rwanda

Gender and everyday peacebuilding: Insights from Indonesia and Nigeria

Feminist Critique-ability in Authoritarian Times

Advocacy in International Affairs Q&A

Justice and Diversity for the Future

A Discursive Spectrum: The Narrative of Kenya’s “Neglected” Boy Child

Childcare, Labor Supply, and Business Development: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

Género y Desarrollo FAQ
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Goal 5 highlights that gender inequality persists worldwide, depriving women and girls of their basic rights and opportunities. “Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls will require more vigorous efforts, including legal frameworks, to counter deeply rooted gender-based discrimination that often results from patriarchal attitudes and related social norms” as put by the UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform. Read more about Goal 5