35
Publications
Journal article, 09 October, 2019

Disruption, changes, and adaptation

Claire Somerville
35
News
28th July 2020

A Gendered Perspective on the Pandemic

Elisabeth Prügl and Gender Centre
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
5
Events
8 October, 2020

Blurring the Private/Public Binary : A Home Away from Home for Migrant Domestic Workers in Beirut

Gender Centre
516
Events
11 February, 2019

Can we explain sexual violence by war and culture?

Auditorium Jacques Freymond
Executive Education and Alexandre Freire
Publications

Who Pays to Fulfill Health Rights? Aid Eligibility, Accountability and Fiscal Space

Sara Davis
58
Events
17 November, 2022

Lagging Behind: Understanding the Slow Progress of Implementing Trans, Non-binary, and Gender Non-conforming Workers’ Rights at the UN in Geneva

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
5
Events
19 September, 2019

Families in a Changing World

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
5
Events
15 February, 2021

Women in Tech | DFS 2030 # part 3

Centre for Trade and Economic Integration
5
Events
3 October, 2019

The Visible Woman? Power, Legal Knowledge and Gender Discourse at the International Monetary Fund

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
5
Events
21 September, 2023

Género y Desarrollo FAQ

Online
Executive Education
Publications
Website

DEMETER Gender, Land and the Right to Food

Fenneke Reysoo
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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