35
Research
Research project in progress

The Gospel of Birth Control: Prophets, Patients, and the Transnational Family Planning Movement

Nicole Bourbonnais
5
Events
8 October, 2021

Gender Theory in Practice

Gender Centre
35
Teaching
Academic courses

Gender and Bodies in Global Health

Claire Somerville
5
Research
Research project in progress

Child Care for Childhood and Business Development

Centre for Finance and Development
35
News
21st May 2021

Gender Equality: Do what we say, not what we do

Global Health Centre
5
Events
29 May, 2018

Women’s Voices in the Media: Changing the World

Maison de la Paix, Geneva
Gender Centre
516
News
13th May 2019

Sexual Violence: A New Weapon of War

Elisabeth Prügl
5
Events
3 October, 2019

The Visible Woman? Power, Legal Knowledge and Gender Discourse at the International Monetary Fund

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
Events
27 February, 2019

“We don’t see female vaccinators”. Gender in Everyday Peace in Afghanistan

Maison de la Paix
Centre on Conflict, Development & Peacebuilding
516
Events
21 February, 2019

Of dangerous ex-combatants, normal citizens and queering peacebuilders from the home: a feminist reading of ground-up constructions of ‘post-conflict’ Colombia in everyday reintegration practices

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
516
News
11th June 2021

Gender and everyday peacebuilding: Insights from Indonesia and Nigeria

Gender Centre
Publications
Journal article, January 2016

Accelerating achievement of the sustainable development goals

Ilona Kickbusch
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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

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Target 5.1

End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere

Target 5.2

Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation

Target 5.3

Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Target 5.4

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate

Target 5.5

Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life

Target 5.6

Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences

Target 5.a

Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws

Target 5.b

Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women

Target 5.c

Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels