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: 1993-WAT-GLO-WOM
Reference: Women and Waste Management. (1993). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1993
Description:

This module discusses the principle gender related issues in waste management and emphasizes the linkages between women, water, hygiene, sanitation, waste management and the environment. The central role that women occupy in waste management is stressed together with the need to expand women's participation. The module is a resource package designed to assist and guide trainer, sensibilize and make decision makers aware of the need to more fully involve women in every stage of the waste management process.
Instraw's Mandate: Training
Theme: Water supply and sanitation
Keywords: Waste management, Development, Environment
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Training Module
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE