
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.


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

Forced sterilisations and the violence of the everyday

Advocacy in International Affairs Q&A

What is Gender and Diversity Today?

Patriarchy, Gender and Peace

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

Caring in Time of Crisis: Visioning a Feminist Future

Women and Children as Sites of Intervention: Past, Present, Future

‘Yo crucé el Atlantico sola’: Cuban migrant women negotiating gendered autonomy in Spain

From warriors to local peacebuilders? Lessons from reintegration processes in post-conflict settings through the voices of former (female) combatants

Gender and International Affairs
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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