SDG 5 | Gender Equality

Women as Structures, Not Symbols

Gender equality is not a theme we support. It is a grammar we inhabit. At ICRS, women are not participants in the process—we are frameworks of presence.

Section 1: 

ICRS Gender Framework

We reframe gender not as a demographic category but as a structural force. Our gender work focuses on creating institutional pathways for women to be not only seen, but embedded—in governance, in diplomacy, in urban design, and in climate transition.

Section 2: 

Flagship Mechanism

Expression as Infrastructure: A Women’s Mechanism

From voice to presence to co-governance

This mechanism proposes a five-part international strategy to institutionalize women’s symbolic and structural expression within global sustainability governance:

1. High-Level Women’s Roundtables

2. UN-Aligned Expression Events

3. Exhibitions & Symbolic Expression Modules

4. Research & Publication Track

5. Localized Collaborative Pathways

It is not a campaign. It is a mechanism of representational justice.

📍 Open to co-signatories from cities, institutions, and multilateral actors.

Section 3: 

Other Gender-Affiliated Actions

Mothers as Diplomats

A cultural investigation into the hidden role of maternal diplomacy and intergenerational soft governance—starting with China, Italy, and diaspora archives.

Gendered Urban Narratives

Embedding gender perception into urban planning, infrastructure, and memory. Women are not users of space; they are space-makers.

Symbolic Seats for Structural Gaps

ICRS advocates for minimum “symbolic representation slots” in major sustainability events, ensuring that underrepresented women are visibly and structurally present.

Section 4: 

Why SDG 5 Matters to ICRS

For us, gender equality is not about inclusion—it is about authorship.We work to ensure that women do not just enter systems, but write them.