Goal 5 · UN Sustainable Development Goals
Gender Equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Goal 5 covers ending discrimination and violence against women, equal participation in leadership, sexual and reproductive rights, and recognition of unpaid care work.
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African research focus
Research focuses on women’s economic participation, gender-based violence prevention, maternal autonomy, and the gendered impact of land and inheritance law.
Top universities for Gender Equality
Institutions producing the most publications tagged with this goal.
- 1.
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa
367 publications
- 2.
Stellenbosch University
South Africa
298 publications
- 3.
University of South Africa
South Africa
288 publications
- 4.
University of Ghana
Ghana
277 publications
- 5.
Makerere University
Uganda
264 publications
- 6.
University of Pretoria
South Africa
258 publications
- 7.
University of Ibadan
Nigeria
255 publications
- 8.
University of Cape Town
South Africa
247 publications
- 9.
Ain Shams University
Egypt
239 publications
- 10.
University of Nigeria
Nigeria
224 publications
- 11.
Alexandria University
Egypt
209 publications
- 12.
University of the Free State
South Africa
175 publications
Recent publications
Most recent research from African institutions tagged with Gender Equality.
- 2026Open Access3 citations
Experimental evidence that penis size, height, and body shape influence assessment of male sexual attractiveness and fighting ability in humans
PLoS Biology · Stellenbosch University
- 2026Open Access2 citations
Antimicrobial Residues and Milk‑Handling Practices among Fulani Women Vendors in Informal Dairy Markets, Northern Nigeria: A Cross‑Sectional Survey
Research Square · Ahmadu Bello University
- 20262 citations
SMOTE-Enhanced CNN-Bi-LSTM for wearable sensor-based human activity recognition
Pervasive and Mobile Computing · Menoufia University
- 2026Open Access2 citations
Antibiotic Use and Stewardship Gaps among Fulani Women Vendors in Informal Dairy Markets, Northern Nigeria: A One Health Perspective
Research Square · Ahmadu Bello University
- 2026Open Access1 citations
Voter education package and KAP framework in electoral violence prevention among youth of voting-ages in Ondo City, Ondo State Nigeria
Journal of Governance and Accountability Studies · University of Ibadan
- 20261 citations
Multiple Sclerosis in Morocco: Impact on Patients' Quality of Life
Clinical and Experimental Neuroimmunology · Mohammed V University
- 2026Open Access1 citations
Uncertainty-aware machine learning to predict non-cancer human toxicity for the global chemicals market
Nature Communications · University of South Africa
- 2026Open Access1 citations
I Participate, Therefore We Benefit: Ubuntu as a Relational Compass for Ethical Compensation in HCI
Unknown source · University of Cape Town
- 2026Open Access1 citations
Association between body mass index, demographics, and hypertension risk in South African university students
BMC Public Health · Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
- 2026Open Access1 citations
Child-reported violence, beliefs, and mental health: A cross-sectional quantitative study of 6–17-year-olds in South Africa
Child Abuse & Neglect · University of the Witwatersrand
- 2026Open Access1 citations
Women’s intimate partner violence victimization and healthcare access barriers in Nigeria: the moderating role of education
Discover Public Health · University of Ibadan
- 2026Open Access1 citations
Examining the Gendered Narratives in News Coverage of Joyce Banda
Social Sciences · Durban University of Technology
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Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs · Goal 5