Sustainable Development Goal 5
![Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender equality](../../../_assets/images/upload/sdg-icons-full-colour/sdg05.png)
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Learn how UVic advanced SDG 5 during 2022:
Women starting a degree
First-generation women starting a degree
Total female graduates
FACULTY MEMBERS PUBLISHED ON SDG 5
Scopus/Elsevier 2018-22JOURNAL ARTICLES ON SDG 5
Scopus/Elsevier 2018-22CITATIONS OF SDG 5 RESEARCH
Scopus/Elsevier 2018-22Education & student experience
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Supporting women to become successful in their careers, industry and workplace
![Logo of the "UVic Women in Science" group, depicting an abstract set of individuals from forming a circle with their arms open](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg05-women-science-532x299.jpg)
Fostering connections support for womxn in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields
Research
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Gender, violence and health: Contexts of vulnerabilities, resiliencies and care among people in the sex industry
![Digital artwork of the page of the academic group 'Sex, Gender, and Sexuality', depicting circles and curve stripes from different colours (colours of the UVic brand "the Edge": red, yellow, light and dark blue)](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg05-research-gender-532x299.jpg)
Interdisciplinary research, teaching and service in the areas of sex, gender and sexuality
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Celebrating Pride with UVic Pride, the Gender Empowerment Centre & Chair in Transgender Studies
![Photo of UVic's researcher Celilia Benoit smiling at the camera with a garden background](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg05-cecilia-benoit-532x299.jpg)
Sociology professor wins prestigious Molson Prize for the Social Sciences and Humanities
Community & campus operations
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Science Venture’s All-Girl Programs inspire young women to fulfill their role as leaders in STEM
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Providing safe, quality child care to UVic full-time students, faculty and staff
![Painting created by the Visual Art student Claire Jorgensen's , ‘Scenes Of Knowledge’. The art represents her vision of equity for UVic, showing the interplay of landmarks, plants and animals which make UVic home](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg04-eqhr-532x299.jpg)
Expanding gender declaration options to all students and employees through UVic’s information systems
Policy & policy making
![Image of a large sign on a campus entry way with the text and logo: "University of Victoria"](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg00-policies-532x299.jpg)
Preventing discrimination and harassment from taking place, and acting upon complaints of such behaviour promptly, fairly, judiciously
![Photo of a person holding a purple ribbon towards the camera](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg05-walk-gender-532x299.jpg)
Affirming our commitment to resist and bring an end to all gender-based violence on campus and in our community
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Preventing discrimination and resolving complaints and problems regarding human rights, equity and fairness
![Photo of the Transgender flag waving on a blossoming cherry tree](../../../_assets/images/cards/cards/sdg05-trans-policy-532x299.jpg)
Working to create a welcoming environment for people of all gender identities and expressions