516
Events
20 October, 2022

Gendering transitional justice: a racialised construction of victimhood in post-revolutionary Tunisia

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
5
Events
6 April, 2023

Gender politics of and for Kayambi women: house and chakra as public spaces

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
516
News
15th September 2021

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

Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy
516
Publications
Working paper, 26 November, 2019

Women, peace and security an agenda for the Human Rights Council

Gender Centre
5
Events
3 December, 2020

Does International Law Help Eradicate Domestic Violence? Assessing the Impact of International Legal Instruments on Domestic Policies

Gender Centre
5
News
9th March 2020

What Counts? Women in Sport

Claire Somerville
35
Publications
Journal article, 12 September, 2019

“I do all I can but I still fail them”: Health system barriers to providing Option B+ to pregnant and lactating women in Malawi

Claire Somerville
510
News
20th May 2021

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

Global Migration Centre and Valerio Simoni
Events
22–24 May 2024

Remeasuring Self and Society after Empire: The Human Sciences in Decolonization

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
35
Publications
Journal article, 2017

Act now a call to action for gender equality in global health

Ilona Kickbusch
516
Events
5 November, 2019

Patriarchy, Gender and Peace

Maison de la Paix
Achim Wennmann
5
News
27th March 2018

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

Gender Centre
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Goal 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

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Target 5.1

End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere

Target 5.2

Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation

Target 5.3

Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Target 5.4

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate

Target 5.5

Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life

Target 5.6

Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences

Target 5.a

Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws

Target 5.b

Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women

Target 5.c

Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels