
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.


Enhancing the protection of sex workers

Género y Desarrollo FAQ

We need to talk about sexual violence against men

A gendered perspective on the pandemic

Pathways and obstacles to achieve a more diverse, democratic, and inclusive international judiciary

Advocacy in International Affairs Q&A

Gender Theory in Practice

Sexual Violence, Public Domain, and Disorders of Democracy

‘Peace starts in the home’: gender-transformative peacebuilding in Colombia

Gender equality as a resource for peace

Meanings of Empowerment: Black Feminism and Entrepreneurship in Development Programmes in Brazil
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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