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Sustainable Development Goal 5

2023 GENDER SOCIAL NORMS INDEX (GSNI)
Publication Date: JUNE 12, 2023
Breaking down gender biases: Shifting social norms towards gender equality

Guidelines for gender-inclusive language These Guidelines include strategies to help UN staff use gender-inclusive language. In keeping with the Organization’s core value of multilingualism, the Guidelines have been produced in the six official languages of the United Nations as semi-autonomous projects that comply with the principle of parity among the official languages. They reflect the specificities and unique features of each language, recommending remedies that are tailored to the linguistic context.
United Nations System-Wide Strategy on Gender Parity The System-wide Strategy on Gender Parity covers targets and accountability; special measures; enabling environment; senior appointments; and mission settings. It balances accountability with incentives, recognizes different starting points and challenges, and provides tools to empower and encourage staff and managers alike.

Global Gender Equality Constitutional Database (UN Women) This link opens in a new window Compiles provisions related to gender contained in constitutions in countries around the world, available in the original language, along with English translations. Searchable by keywords, provisions, regions or countries.

#HeForShe UN Women’s inaugural HeForShe Parity Report was unveiled during the 2016 World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos at an IMPACT 10x10x10 event.
InterviewHer
Connecting the Media with Women Experts on Conflict, Peace, and Security
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InterviewHer is a project of the Nobel Womens Initiative.

InterviewHer makes it easier for journalists to reach credible, women expert sources on issues of conflict, peace and security globally and thus achieve more balanced, fair, and gender-sensitive reporting.

Through our “Find an expert” page, journalists can locate experts by region, country, or search through a range of over 20 focus areas.
Discussion Papers Series (UN Women) UN Women's peer-reviewed discussion papers series aims to provide grounded, fresh and robust perspectives on some of the contemporary challenges to achieving gender equality and women’s rights. .
Women in Science - UNESCO Institute for Statistics Women in Science, a new interactive tool, presents the latest available data for countries at all stages of development. Produced by the UIS, the tool lets you explore and visualize gender gaps in the pipeline leading to a research career.
Refworld topic page: Gender Equality & Women Refugee and human rights legal, policy and guidance documents on gender equality and women.

International Gender Champions is a network of senior leaders working to advance gender equality in the executive management of their institutions and their programmatic work through concrete and measurable commitments. Among the International Gender Champions - Geneva are leaders of many International Organizations, Permanent Missions, and civil society entities, including UNOG Director-General Michael Møller.

Shaping the international agenda: Raising women's voices in intergovernmental forums
This publication aims to build knowledge on women’s participation in national delegations to meetings of international organizations’ governing bodies and their leadership roles in these meetings. It is based on responses to a questionnaire addressed to members of the United Nations Governing Bodies Secretariat and of the International Gender Champions–Geneva.