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-PEA-DOM-GPS-WPS
Reference: Blessing, J., Bjurström, L. & Popovic, N. (2010). Engaging in Security: The Need for Women's Empowerment in the Dominican Security Sector. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2010
Description:

This case study of the Dominican Republic examines the police, judicial and penal systems, and civil society through a gender lens in order to assess the status of equal participation and gender equality in the security sector. The study analyses the Dominican security sectors progress in incorporating gender consideration into its work, in two areas: women's possibilities to participate in the work of each institution on the onehand and as beneficiaries of the services of the security sector on the other.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Peace and Security
Keywords: Penal system, Judicial system, Governance
Geographic Area: Latin America and the Caribbean
Languages: English
Type of Product: Working paper
Disponibility: Digital/Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE