
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.


Genre et développement FAQ

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

From warriors to local peacebuilders? Lessons from reintegration processes in post-conflict settings through the voices of former (female) combatants

Enhancing the protection of sex workers

Remeasuring Self and Society after Empire: The Human Sciences in Decolonization

Disruption, changes, and adaptation

Género y Desarrollo FAQ

Taking a Gendered Bottom-up Approach to Peacebuilding
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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