5
Events
23 May, 2024

Conversations with Naila Kabeer. Reversed Realities and Feminist Economic Strategies for Today’s World

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
516
Events
7 June, 2017

Research Frontiers in Gender and Sustainable Peace

Geneva
Elisabeth Prügl and Christelle Rigual
5
Events
8 October, 2021

Gender Theory in Practice

Gender Centre
516
Events
7 October, 2021

Reflections on Decolonising the Transnational Feminist Analytic

Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy
5
Events
7 December, 2022

Fair Play: Gender Balance at Home and at Work

Maison de la Paix
Centre for Trade and Economic Integration
5
Events
5 March, 2019

Women Businesses in Developing Countries

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
5
News
9th March 2018

Celebrating International Women’s Day

Gender Centre
25
Research
Research project in progress

Land Commercialization, Gendered Agrarian Transformation and the Right to Food (DEMETER)

Christophe Golay
5
News
3rd September 2019

Accelerating the United Nation’s 2030 Global Agenda: Why prioritising the gender goal is essential

Claire Somerville
Events
22 November, 2016

The health workforce: a good investment

Geneva / Global
Michaela Told
5
Events
26 October, 2023

Decolonial Feminist Horizons beyond Development

Maison de la Paix
Gender Centre
5
Publications
Journal article, 27 July, 2019

A Discursive Spectrum: The Narrative of Kenya’s “Neglected” Boy Child

Isabel Pike
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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