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: 2006-R-MIG-DOM-EN
Reference: Garcia, M. & Paiewonsky, D. (2006). Gender, Remittances and Development: The Case of Women Migrants from Vicente Noble, Dominican Republic. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2006
Description: This research study focuses on the Dominican migration to Spain, analyzing the gender dimensions, the impact of gender in the sending, receipt and utilization of remittances, and the changes in gender roles. It also looks into the integration of gender perspectives in the analysis of migratory processes, remittances and development which contributes to making policies and programmes more effective and sustainable, as well as facilitating the achievement of the Milenimum Development Goals.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Remittances, Transnationalism, Gender policies
Geographic Area: Latin America and the Caribbean
Languages: English
Type of Product: Report
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE