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: 1990-R-STA-GLO-EN
Reference: Methods of Measuring Womens Participation and Production in the Informal Sector. (1990). New York, United States: United Nations Publications.
Year: 1990
Description: This publication is concerned with the development of statistical concepts to improve measurement of women's participation and production in the informal sector, including both remunerated and unremunerated work, pursuant to implementation of the Nairobi Strategies, adopted in 1985 by the World Conference to review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace end endorsed by the General Assambly in its resolution 40/108.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Statistics, indicators and data
Keywords: Informal sector, Remunerated Work, Unremunerated Work
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Report
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE