
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.


Diversity, Inclusion, and the Issue of Racism Q&A

The Gender Binary in International Sporting Regulations: Legal gender categories as producers of (in)equalities in sports

Gendered Security Strategies: How Women Matter in the Policy and Practice of “Countering Violent Extremism”

Gendered Peace in Context

Gender Theory in Practice

Performative technologies: agricultural research for development and gender

Exploring privilege through feminist gender training

Contact Tracing Apps: Extra Risks for Women and Marginalized Groups

Research Frontiers in Gender and Sustainable Peace

Masked Heroines? Building Resilience Begins with a Gender-Equitable Health Workforce

Genre et développement FAQ
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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