35
Publications
Journal article, April 2020

Why global health can offer more on gender

Claire Somerville
5
Events
7 March, 2020

Women and Media: Unlocking Gender Equality

Maison de la Paix
Claire Somerville and Gender Centre
News
11th July 2018

We need to talk about sexual violence against men

Gender Centre
5
Events
10 December, 2020

Gender Differences in Professional Career Dynamics: New Evidence from a Global Law Firm

Gender Centre and Martina Viarengo
5
Publications
Journal article, 1 February, 2019

Introduction Gender Experts and Gender Expertise

Elisabeth Prügl
5
Events
12 August, 2021

Genre et développement – FAQ

Executive Education
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
Publications
Journal article, 14 January, 2019

Engendering the right to food? International human rights law, food security and the rural woman

Gender Centre
35
Events
18 August, 2020

Le genre au temps des pandémies

Maison de la Paix
Executive Education
5
Teaching
Academic courses

Gender and International Affairs

Elisabeth Prügl
35
Events
20 June, 2024

World Refugee Day

Maison de la Paix - Hybrid
Global Health Centre and Gender Centre
Teaching
Academic courses

Gender and International Affairs

Nicole Bourbonnais
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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