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.
Anti-Gender Movements
Kick it like a Girl! Young Women Push Themselves Through Football in the African Public Space
Afghan Women and the Global War on Terror
Lagging Behind: Understanding the Slow Progress of Implementing Trans, Non-binary, and Gender Non-conforming Workers’ Rights at the UN in Geneva
Collaborationist Collages. Methodological Reflections inspired by Feminist Materialism
Gender Differences in Professional Career Dynamics: New Evidence from a Global Law Firm
Gender in Peacebuilding
From the Centre to the Margins and Back Again: Women in Agriculture at the ILO
Genre et développement FAQ
Jobs that Work for Women. How Does The Rural Labour Market Shape Gender Relations?
A gendered perspective on the pandemic
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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