35
News
29th April 2021

The rise of non-communicable disease (NCDs) in Mozambique: decolonising gender and global health

Claire Somerville and Gender Centre
Research
Other in progress

International Gender Champions

Claire Somerville
Research
Research project in progress

Cohesion Project

Claire Somerville
35
Publications
Journal article, 20 January, 2020

The Gender Responsiveness of Social Marketing Interventions Focused on Neglected Tropical Diseases

Claire Somerville
516
Publications
Working paper, 26 November, 2019

Women, peace and security an agenda for the Human Rights Council

Gender Centre
516
Events
23 May, 2019

What is a Peacekeeper? Social Constructions, Power Relations, and Protection in the context of MINUSMA

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
5
Events
12 November, 2020

Feminist Critique-ability in Authoritarian Times

Gender Centre
35
Publications
Journal article, April 2020

Why global health can offer more on gender

Claire Somerville
5
News
8th April 2020

Enhancing the protection of sex workers

Gender Centre
Research
Master thesis in progress

Multinational corporations as partners for SDG implementation: evolution from ‘doing no harm’ to ‘doing good’

Esther May
5
News
28th September 2020

Are women better welfare recipients?

Centre for Finance and Development
5
Events
5 May, 2022

“Difficult Patients”: Distinction and Inequality of Black Women in Reproductive Care

Gender Centre
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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