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Research
Research project in progress

The Gospel of Birth Control: Prophets, Patients, and the Transnational Family Planning Movement

Nicole Bourbonnais
5
Events
17 May, 2018

Politics of Gender Expertise: Debating Women’s Rights and Cultural Norms

Maison de la Paix, Geneva
Gender Centre
Teaching
Academic courses

Public Policy, Economic Development and Gender

Martina Viarengo
5
Events
7 December, 2022

Fair Play: Gender Balance at Home and at Work

Maison de la Paix
Centre for Trade and Economic Integration
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Research
Research project in progress

Migration and Labor Market Inequality: The Role of Skills, Gender and Trade

Martina Viarengo
5
Events
25 April, 2024

Silenced and (sur)Veiled: Inscribing Identity on the Female Migrant Body

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
5
Events
1 April, 2021

How to (not?) know the Ethiopian Woman and her Hidden Desires

Gender Centre
5
Events
8 March, 2018

Engaging men and boys in gender equality: game changer or gamble?

Maison de la Paix, Geneva
Gender Centre
Research
Master thesis in progress

Multinational corporations as partners for SDG implementation: evolution from ‘doing no harm’ to ‘doing good’

Esther May
5
Events
7 March, 2020

Women and Media: Unlocking Gender Equality

Maison de la Paix
Claire Somerville and Gender Centre
5
Events
28 October, 2021

Narratives of Neglect: Kenya’s Boy Child and the Gendered Language of Grievance

Isabel Pike and Gender Centre
516
Events
4 November, 2020

‘Peace is in our hands’. Women take the lead to rebuild trust

Gender Centre
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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