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.
Engendering the right to food? International human rights law, food security and the rural woman
Child Care for Childhood and Business Development
Gender equality as a resource for peace
Gender expertise in global governance contesting the boundaries of a field
Gender Experts and Gender Expertise
Early View Article – Accelerating the United Nation’s 2030 Global Agenda: Why prioritization of the gender goal is essential
Land Commercialization, Gendered Agrarian Transformation and the Right to Food (DEMETER)
The Business of Women’s Empowerment in Rwanda
The Gospel of Birth Control: Prophets, Patients, and the Transnational Family Planning Movement
Genre et développement FAQ
My Life as a Judge on the ICTR and ICC: Did I Make a Difference?
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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