
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.


A Gendered Perspective on the Pandemic

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

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

Can we explain sexual violence by war and culture?

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

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

Families in a Changing World

Women in Tech | DFS 2030 # part 3

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

Género y Desarrollo FAQ

DEMETER Gender, Land and the Right to Food
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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