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: 2009-R-MIG-GLO-FEM-EN
Reference: Paiewonsky, D. (2009). The Feminization of International Labour Migration. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2009
Description: This paper examines the feminization of international labour migration. Gender affects every aspect of migration: its causes, patterns, processes and impacts at every level, including the subjective personal experience of migrants. According to UN-INSTRAWs case studies, by allowing women to become economic providers for themselves and for their transnational families, migration can increase their self-esteem, personal autonomy and status.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Remittances , Economic Empowerment , Participation
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Paper
Disponibility: Digital/Text
LinkToFile: PDF FILE