
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.


Women Power, Politics, and the Pandemic: Celebrating women’s leadership

Taking Action: NGO responses to Kenya’s Neglected Boy Child Debate

The Needs of Workers and their Families in Ethiopia’s Textile and Garment Sectors

International Gender Champions

Untenable dichotomies de-gendering political economy

Budget et égalité de genre : entre nerf de la guerre et guerre des nerfs

Families in a Changing World

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

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

Advocacy in International Affairs Q&A

Gender analyses of the COVID-19 pandemic
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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