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: 2005-R-COM-GLO
Reference: "Women and the Media: New Challenges". Beijing at 10: Putting Policy into Practice. (2005). Santo Domingo, Dominican: INSTRAW.
Year: 2005
Description: This publication examines the importance of the mass media and the new information and comunication technology (ICT) in the light of the Beijing Platform for Action. It also promotes research and implementation of a strategy of information, education and communication aimed at providing a balanced portrayal of women and girls and their multiple roles. It encourages gender-sensitive training for media professional and the creation and the use of non-stereotyped, balanced and diverse image of women in the media.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Communication
Keywords: Technology , Mass media, Participation
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Policy brief
Disponibility: Digital/Text
LinkToFile: PDF FILE