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: 2010-R-LEA-CRI
Reference: Torres García, I. (2010). El sistema electoral de Costa Rica en la participación y representación política de las mujeres. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2010
Description:

El presente estudio hace un análisis integral del sistema electoral costarricense desde una perspectiva de género, reconociendo desde una mirada crítica los avances pero también los retos para aumentar y sobre todo no disminuir la representación política de las mujeres alcanzada en las últimas dos décadas. Asímismo, establece la necesaria relación entre el sistema jurídico, de justicia, electoral, institucional y sobre todo el papel del Estado y de la sociedad civil, y en este último grupo, el papel de las organizaciones de mujeres y feministas, por el logro de la igualdad de género, los derechos humanos de las mujeres y el fortalecimiento de la democracia.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Leadership and political participation
Keywords: Elections, Democracy , Electoral systems
Geographic Area: Latin America and the Caribbean
Languages: Spanish
Type of Product: Report
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE