Goal 5: Gender Equality

Goal: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

UGA is working to address UN Sustainable Development Goals through focused research, teaching, service, and stewardship on campus, across the state, and around the globe. Some examples of how students, faculty, and staff are addressing Goal #5 are listed below.

Women’s Leadership Initiative

In 2015, UGA launched a Women’s Leadership Initiative to focus on issues such as recruitment and hiring, career development, work-life balance, and leadership development. New programs created through the ongoing initiative include a Women’s Leadership Fellows program for faculty and a Women’s Staff Leadership Institute.

Institute for Women’s Studies

Administratively a program in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, Women’s Studies cooperates with departments of all schools and colleges of the University in developing its curriculum and programming. Through course work and outreach, the Institute for Women’s Studies offers students an opportunity to explore women’s lives in global and multicultural contexts.

Innovation Bootcamp

As part of the University’s Innovation District initiative, the Innovation Bootcamp program delivers tailored training on entrepreneurship among women and other groups. These sessions equip attendees with key skills needed for success in an innovative, entrepreneurial environment.

Women in Science

WiSci is a student organization that works to build a UGA-wide community of scientists interested in promoting equality in the sciences. It offers opportunities for mentoring, networking, and career development, and all genders are welcome.