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: 1995-R-STA-GLO
Reference: Niemi, I. (Ed.). (1995). Women and Men in Europe and North America. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1995
Description: This publication brings together studies on the time use of women conducted in various countries in Europe and North America by several well-known researchers. This research focuses on women's time use as compared with men.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Statistics, indicators and data
Keywords: Time use, Labour, Incomes
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Research study
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE