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: 2000-E-MIG-GLO
Reference: Report of an Expert Group Meeting on Temporary Labour Migration of Women. (2000). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2000
Description: The report summarizes the Expert Group Meeting on Temporary Labour Migration of Women held in Geneva with the objetive to assess the impact that the temporary labour migration of women has on gender roles and the process of women's empowerment. This also brings in regional perspectives and experiences on the issue of temporary labour migration of women. It also discusses how the phenomenon affects the distribution of household work and responsibilities within the families.
Instraw's Mandate: Expert group meeting
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Temporary Labor, Labour insertion , Policy
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Report
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE