
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.


Meanings of Empowerment: Black Feminism and Entrepreneurship in Development Programmes in Brazil

Gender and International Affairs

A gendered perspective on the pandemic

Contact Tracing Apps: Extra Risks for Women and Marginalized Groups

Les enjeux de genre en santé communautaire : regards croisés Afrique – Amérique Latine

Struggling With Care: Feminist/Queer Insights on COVID-19 as Socio-Ecological Crisis

Gender Disparities and Replication Effects within the Households. A Cambodian Case Study

Genre et Développement

Accelerating the United Nation’s 2030 Global Agenda: Why prioritising the gender goal is essential

Afghan Women, Serial Wars and Imperial Violence

What is Gender and Diversity Today?
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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