
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.


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Gendering transitional justice: a racialised construction of victimhood in post-revolutionary Tunisia

Decolonising the Curriculum and Racism in Academia

Why are reproductive rights contentious issues in the US and Argentina?

Genre et développement FAQ

Women’s Situation Rooms

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

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

Genre et développement FAQ

A Gendered Perspective on the Pandemic

The Missing Life Stories of India’s Sex Workers
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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