Gender Equality

Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Click on the case studies below to find out what programs, projects and policies are being implemented in cities around the globe to accomplish Goal 1.

Learn more about the targets and indicators of SDG 1 at UN Sustainbale Development Knowledge Platform.

Case studies

56 case studies available.

Safe City for Women 3.0
Seoul , South Korea

Safe City for Women 3.0

Fostering safe environments for women

Baby, think it over
Florencia, Colombia

Baby, think it over

Experiential learning with robot babies to prevent teenage pregnancies and reduce poverty

Digitaal.Talent@Gent
Ghent, Belgium

Digitaal.Talent@Gent

Collaborating with public libraries to unlock the digital potential of citizens.

Girls Leadership programme
Mashhad, Iran

Girls Leadership programme

Empowering young women to take leadership roles in urban sustainability and civic engagement.

The regeneration of San Salvador’s historical centre
Award
San Salvador, El Salvador

The regeneration of San Salvador’s historical c...

Supporting families to take ownership of and improve their homes.

Gender Justice Strategy
Bogotá, Colombia

Gender Justice Strategy

Shaping policy to create a safe, equitable and inclusive city for women.

Uruguay Kitchen Program
Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguay Kitchen Program

A food education program that promotes good health and wellbeing through citizen participation.

Intersections: Dialogues on Inequalities
Montevideo, Uruguay

Intersections: Dialogues on Inequalities

Design of local policy agenda that addresses the principle of intersectionality

Creative Horizon
Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Creative Horizon

A strategic intersectoral project focussed on building a creative economy.