516
Events
25 October, 2021

Public Lecture “Women’s Voices in the International Judiciary”

Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy
510
Events
9 August, 2022

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

Executive Education
5
Events
26 October, 2023

Decolonial Feminist Horizons beyond Development

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
516
Events
11 June, 2020

African women in films about African colonial and postcolonial conflicts

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
5
Events
5 March, 2019

Women Businesses in Developing Countries

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
5
Publications
Journal article, 1 February, 2019

Gender expertise in global governance contesting the boundaries of a field

Elisabeth Prügl
35
Research
Research project in progress

The Healthcare Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Individuals in the Great Lakes Region of Africa

Claire Somerville
35
Events
30 September, 2021

Les enjeux de genre en santé communautaire : regards croisés Afrique – Amérique Latine

Executive Education
5
Events
12 October, 2020

Democracy and the Black woman on the poster. A Black feminist critique

Gender Centre
35
Events
18–19 October 2023

Women and Children as Sites of Intervention: Past, Present, Future

Maison de la Paix
Nicole Bourbonnais
513
Publications
Journal article, 29 July, 2019

The post-political link between gender and climate change: the case of the Nationally Determined Contributions Support Programme

Gender Centre
516
Events
7 June, 2017

Research Frontiers in Gender and Sustainable Peace

Geneva
Elisabeth Prügl and Christelle Rigual
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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