As the SDG5 Network, our commitment to promoting gender equality extends beyond our core focus areas of security, gender, and disaster. We recognize the importance of building international and national networks, encouraging young students, and fostering solidarity among those who adopt gender equality principles. Our goals encompass:

Promoting Gender Equality in Academia:

  • Advocate for the inclusion of feminist approaches and gender equality as a core subject in international relations curricula.
  • Encourage and facilitate collaborative academic research on the intersectionality of security, disaster, development, and gender.
  • Promote research, studies, and publications that contribute to the understanding and advancement of gender-related issues in our focus areas.
  • Organize academic events, conferences, and workshops that challenge existing gender norms and promote inclusive practices.
  • Organize schools and educational programs dedicated to challenge mainstream approaches in the discipline of International Relations.
  • Actively participate in academic events, ensuring diverse gender representation and contributing to discussions on gender-related challenges and solutions.
  • Conduct academic and policy-relevant research on by using the Feminist Foreign Policy, CEDAW General Resolution No 37, UN Resolution 1325, and other gender-inclusive frameworks.
  • Establish platforms for researchers and experts to share knowledge, insights, and findings related to gender equality in our focus areas.

Research Collaboration and Networking:

  • Encourage and facilitate collaborative academic research on the intersectionality of security, disaster, development, and gender.
  • Encourage women in social sciences and natural sciences cooperate for women’s adecemic rights in Turkey.
  • Promote transdisiplinary gender approach to study security, development, disaster for academic researh and trainings.
  • Build academic alliances to remind the significance of rights-based approach to security, development, disasters and gender.
  • Establish platforms for researchers and experts to share knowledge, insights, and findings related to gender equality in our focus areas.
  • Establish partnerships with international organizations and national entities dedicated to advancing gender equality.
  • Foster collaboration among various networks to create a global impact on gender-related initiatives.
  • Promote and advocate for Feminist Foreign Policy, CEDAW General Resolution No 37, UN Resolution 1325, and other gender-inclusive frameworks in academic and professional spheres.

Institutional Equality, Prevention of Discrimination, and Decent Work Conditions:

  • Advocate for decent working conditions in academic and professional environments, aligned with the International Labour Organization (ILO). Convention No. 190, recognizing the right to a world of work free from violence and harassment, including gender-based violence and harassment.
  • Work towards eliminating gender-based discrimination within academic institutions through awareness campaigns and policy advocacy.
  • Strive for gender equality within academia by encouraging fair representation of diverse genders in decision-making roles.
  • Advocate for policies that prevent and address all forms of discrimination, specifically gender-based discrimination, within academic and professional spheres.

Youth Engagement and Solidarity:

  • Develop mentorship programs to inspire and guide young students in pursuing careers related to gender equality.
  • Create scholarships and support systems to encourage young talents to engage actively in gender-focused academic and professional domains.
  • Cultivate a sense of solidarity among individuals and organizations committed to gender equality principles.
  • Support and promote initiatives that unite people in their efforts to challenge gender-based discrimination and promote inclusivity.

Community Engagement

  • Engage with the broader community through outreach programs, emphasizing the importance of gender equality for societal progress.
  • Actively participate in academic events, ensuring diverse gender representation and contributing to discussions on gender-related challenges and solutions.