
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.


Gender and International Affairs

Forced sterilisations and the violence of the everyday

Can liberal democracy right the wrongs of racial and gender injustices?

Menstruations, Sharing Experiences from Africa and Asia

Underground women miners: Space “invaders” and gendered subjectivities in the making

Conversations with Naila Kabeer. Reversed Realities and Feminist Economic Strategies for Today’s World

Rethinking Representation in the International Bench: Democracy, Inclusion, and Legitimacy

The Healthcare Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Individuals in the Great Lakes Region of Africa

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

Politics of Gender Expertise: Debating Women’s Rights and Cultural Norms

What Counts? Women in Sport
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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