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.
The Needs of Workers and their Families in Ethiopia’s Textile and Garment Sectors
Gendered Security Strategies: How Women Matter in the Policy and Practice of “Countering Violent Extremism”
Engendering the right to food? International human rights law, food security and the rural woman
Anti-Gender Movements
Women and Media: Unlocking Gender Equality
Taking Action: NGO responses to Kenya’s Neglected Boy Child Debate
Advocacy in International Affairs Q&A
Engendering the right to food? International human rights law, food security and the rural woman
Jobs that Work for Women. How Does The Rural Labour Market Shape Gender Relations?
Afghan Women and the Global War on Terror
Religiously-Inspired Baby Boom: A Case Study of Georgia
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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