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-TEC-GLO
Reference: Women's Access to Technology: Myths and Realities. (1990). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1990
Description: This research paper analyses the impact of technology on the global economy, women's unequal access to technology and the research and measures undertaken during the decade concerning the increase of women's participation in technology. The second part describes the different schools of thought concerning the impact of technological change on the status of women.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Technology
Keywords: Global Economy, Unequal Access, Schools of Thoughts
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Paper
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE