INSTRAW Library

Welcome to the INSTRAW LIBRARY, a compilation of around 600 publications produced by the former UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW), which served as the leading UN institute devoted to research, training and knowledge management to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment. INSTRAW, along with DAW, OSAGI and UNIFEM, came together in 2010 to establish the present UN Women.

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The Legacy of INSTRAW

In addition to the INSTRAW Library, the UN Women Training Centre presents the publication “The legacy of INSTRAW in promoting the rights of women. A historical record of the Institute between 1976 and 2010”, which intends to pay tribute to the story of INSTRAW as well as to the women’s movements and governments which supported it.

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ID: 1980-R-UNI-GLO-EN
Reference: Research on women: An Inventory of United Nations Sponsored Activities. (1980). New York, United States: INSTRAW.
Year: 1980
Description: This document focuses on research projects on women, conducted or funded by organizations of the United Nations system in the developing countries in the spheres of employment, health and education, together with certain related spheres of social sciences. This serves as a survey of existing data and research activities to identify gaps in knowledge for further research.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: United Nations
Keywords: Research, Employment , Health
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Inventory
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE