
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.


Intersecting liminalities in forced displacement: drivers and consequences of transactional sex

Engendering the right to food? International human rights law, food security and the rural woman

Fighting attacks on Gender Studies and sexuality education using human rights instruments

Who Pays to Fulfill Health Rights? Aid Eligibility, Accountability and Fiscal Space

Cohesion Project

Silenced and (sur)Veiled: Inscribing Identity on the Female Migrant Body

Climate Indicators and Sustainable Development: Demonstrating the Interconnections

Genre et développement FAQ

Justice and Diversity for the Future

Forced sterilisations and the violence of the everyday

Patriarchy, Gender and Peace
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View moreGoal 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