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: 2004-R-LEA-GLO
Reference: Women in Decision- Making. Women in National Government: Modest Rise in Political Representation for Women. (2004). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2004
Description:

This paper examines conditions that facilitate womens representation in decision-making processes within the context of current socio-economic and political transformations. This considers the interplay between womens economic and political participation, focusing on the persisting barriers to womens entry into politics in light of their economic empowerment in the past decades.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Leadership and political participation
Keywords: Socio-economic transformation, Women and development, Governance
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Paper
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE