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: 1986-I-STA-GLO
Reference: Statistics and Indicators on Women: INSTRAW'S Activities. (1986). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1986
Description: This publication presents the legislative mandate of INSTRAW to develop a comprehensive programme on statistics and indicators on women. It gives a chronological list of activities carried out between 1982 and 1986 in collaboration with other United Nations Agencies. It highlights research and training activities using innovative methodologies to obtain reliable and accurate statistics on women, especially in regard to their work.
Instraw's Mandate: Information dissemination
Theme: Statistics, indicators and data
Keywords: INSTRAW, Research, Training
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Type of Product: Paper
Disponibility: Printed
LinkToFile: PDF FILE