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: 1990-R-COM-MYS
Reference: Bernama, S. (1990). "Moving with the Times: How the Urban Malaysian Women Benefits from Today's Television Programmes". International Consultative Meeting on Communications for Women in Development. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1990
Description: This paper begins with a discussion of the comparatively poor status of Malaysian women in terms of political, legal and economic equality, equality in marriage and family and the gender gap. This also explains how higher education and exposure to the Western world has created a more sophisticated audience demanding better radio and TV programmes.c
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Communication
Keywords: Gender gap, Education, Media
Geographic Area: Asia and the Pacific
Languages: English
Type of Product: Paper
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE