
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.


Diversity, Inclusion, and the Issue of Racism Q&A

The (Gendered) Violence among Us

Of dangerous ex-combatants, normal citizens and queering peacebuilders from the home: a feminist reading of ground-up constructions of ‘post-conflict’ Colombia in everyday reintegration practices

Gender equality as a resource for peace

Afghan Women and the Global War on Terror

Women in Political Leadership and the Glass Labyrinth

Genre et développement FAQ

Shifting the paradigm for gender equity in health innovation: transforming research and development to better meet women’s needs

The post-political link between gender and climate change: the case of the Nationally Determined Contributions Support Programme

Shifting norms while saving faces: Ghanian political elites and double-discourses on LGBT* rights and repression in (inter)national arenas

La rebelión de las flores
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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