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: 1994-I-DEV-GLO-EN
Reference: Women and the Family. (1994). INSTRAW News, No. 20, 44.
Year: 1994
Description: This issue of INSTRAW News focuses particularly on the role of women in the family. This edition provides thought-provoking evidence on the importance of a gender approach to the family when considering policies aimed at alleviating poverty. It also includes the following topics: women and the family, the myths and realities, INSTRAW meetings on water supply and sanitation, gender issues in the analysis of the urbanization process, and the International Year of the Family.
Instraw's Mandate: Information dissemination
Theme: Development
Keywords: Family, Social policy, Poverty
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: INSTRAW News
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE