
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.


Land Commercialization, Gendered Agrarian Transformation and the Right to Food (DEMETER)

#MeToo and the aid sector: where do we go from here?

Emergencies in Kenya: Gaps in Gender Mainstreaming

Justice denied? Access to justice for victims of sexual violence

Enhancing the protection of sex workers

Divorce, Living Arrangements, and Material Well-being during the Transition to Adulthood in Rural Malawi

The business of women’s empowerment in Rwanda

Women in Tech | DFS 2030 # part 3

Gender Theory in Practice

Shifting the paradigm for gender equity in health innovation: transforming research and development to better meet women’s needs

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