The course will walk you through the content and targets of the Sustainable Development Goals 5: Gender Equality, including information on the background of the goal, explanation of how different UN agencies, governments, and civil societies work to achieve this goal, and an in-depth look into how the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Convention) paved the way for Goal 5. Throughout this course and especially at the last unit, you will get the chance to consolidate your knowledge through exercises such as research, analysis, and reflection, as well as practice the skills it takes to make gender equality a reality.
This goal is about participation, choice and opportunity. It is about ending discrimination and violence.
“You can be who you want to be, whether you're a man, a woman, a boy, a girl, whatever… no category ever really describes a person because every person is unique... if everyone has a fair chance to be what they want to be and do what they want to do, it's better for everyone. It benefits society as a whole." -Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Gender equality is more than what you may think. It may start with the empowerment and equality between men and women- but it changes everything!
Unit 1 - Introduction to Goal 5: Gender Equality
Unit 2 - The Targets of Goal 5: Gender Equality
Unit 3 - The CEDAW Convention and Goal 5
Unit 4 - What Can I Do to Promote Goal 5: Gender Equality?
