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: 1988-R-STA-GLO-IMP-EN
Reference: Improving Statistics and Indicators on Women Using Household Surveys: Studies in Methods. (1988). New York, United States: United Nations Publications.
Year: 1988
Description: This report responds to the urgent need for timely and reliable statistics on the situation of women and for the collection of statistics which will facilitate the identification and elimination of stereotypes and inequalities. It aims at the improvement of household surveys in those countries that already have some experience of govermental household surveys. Many suggestions, however, are also applicable to countries without such experience.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Statistics, indicators and data
Keywords: Household, Stereotypes, Inequalities
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
French
Type of Product: Report
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE