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.
Why global health can offer more on gender
Belly of the Beast
“Difficult Patients”: Distinction and Inequality of Black Women in Reproductive Care
Untenable dichotomies de-gendering political economy
The Business of Women’s Empowerment in Rwanda
Feminist whiteness, feminist ethical responsibility and femoresistance
The (Gendered) Violence among Us
Blurring the Private/Public Binary : A Home Away from Home for Migrant Domestic Workers in Beirut
The Healthcare Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Individuals in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
Dying for life: Ending maternal mortality?
Anti-Gender Movements
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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