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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Reference: INSTRAW Focal Points: Links for Networking. (1996). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1996
Description: This publication presents INSTRAWS focal points objectives, the main areas of focus, its activities, and the benefits of becoming an INSTRAW focal point and the network in diferents countries in the world.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Information dissemination
Theme: INSTRAW
Keywords: Planning, Women in Development, Empowerment
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Enlace: Centros de Coordinacion de INSTRAW. (1996). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1996
Description: This publication presents INSTRAWS focal points objectives, the main areas of focus, its activities, and the benefits of becoming an INSTRAW focal point and the network in diferents countries in the world.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Information dissemination
Theme: INSTRAW
Keywords: Planning, Women in Development, Empowerment
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: Spanish
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Gender Concepts in Development Planning: Basic Approach. (1996). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1996
Description:

This publication examines the gender concepts and promotes the participation of women in development planning. It promotes the consideration of gender issues as a way of furthering the mission of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women reflecting the new ethic sustainable development. It offers the invitation to consider that at the heart of the gender and development nexus is the world of equal opportunities for all.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Governance and planning
Keywords: Women and development, Equality, Gender concepts
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Portuguese
Spanish
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Conceitos de Genero no Planejamento do Desenvolvimento. (1996). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1996
Description:

This publication examines the gender concepts and promotes the participation of women in development planning. It promotes the consideration of gender issues as a way of furthering the mission of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women reflecting the new ethic sustainable development. It offers the invitation to consider that at the heart of the gender and development nexus is the world of equal opportunities for all.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Governance and planning
Keywords: Women and development, Equality, Gender concepts
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: Portuguese
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: The Migration of Women: Methodological Issues in the Measurement and Analysis of Internal and International Migration. (1996). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1996
Description:
INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Statistics, indicators and data, International migration, National migration
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Valuation of Household Production and the Satellite Accounts. (1996). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1996
Description: This research study explores approaches to the development output measures of satellite accounts on household production and presents some original output-based valuations in Canada, Finland, and Nepal using the above-mentioned framework. The selection of these three countries is based on the availability and quality of time-use and other collateral data collected at the national level and the accessibility to these data and availability of local experts who could carry out the study.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Statistics, indicators and data
Keywords: Satellite Accounts, Valuation , Household Production
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
Spanish
French
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: National Reports from the Sub-Regional Training Seminar on Women Environmental Management and Sustainable Development. (1996). Turin, Italy: ILO Turin Centre.
Year: 1996
Description: This report summarizes the seminar on "Women, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development", which was held at the International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin, Italy, from 23 to 27 September, 1996. This was addressed to participants of seven Central and Eastern European countries.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Training
Theme: Environment
Keywords: Sustainable development, Social policy, Management
Geographic Area: Europe
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Final Report from the Sub-Regional Training Seminar on Women Environmental Management and Sustainable Development. (1996). Turin, Italy: ILO Turin Centre.
Year: 1996
Description: This publication contains the final report from the Sub-Regional Training Seminar on Women, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development which was held at the International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin, Italy, from 23 to 27 September, 1996. This was addressed to participants of seven Central and Eastern European countries.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Training
Theme: Environment
Keywords: Sustainable development, Social policy, Management
Geographic Area: Europe
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Rapport sur l'atelier sous-régional sur statistiques et indicateurs concernant les femmes. (1996). Santo Domingo, République dominicaine: INSTRAW.
Year: 1996
Description:

Ce rapport résume l’atelier sous-régional sur les statistique et indicateurs concernant les femmes , organisé par l'INSTRAW avec la coopération du Ministère de l’emploi et des Affaires sociales du Maroc, du 13 au 17 décembre 1993. Cet atelier avait pour but de sensibiliser les utilisateurs et les producteurs de statistiques à la nécessité de disposer de données et d’indicateurs statistiques fiables, représentatifs et facilement accessibles, qui permettent de décrire, étudier et améliorer la situation et le rôle des femmes dans la société.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Training
Theme: Statistics, indicators and data
Keywords: Data collection, Indicators, Social conditions
Geographic Area: Africa
Languages: French
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: The Use of Statistics and Indicators on Gender Issues in Policy: A Training Package. (1996). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1996
Description: This training package has two main parts, namely, the trainer's guide and training manual for trainees. Elements and tools provided have to do with available statistics and indicators on gender issues, the use or application of gender-sensitive statistics, recommendations for improving the use of gender-sensitive statistics, and evaluation of the training and training package.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Training
Theme: Statistics, indicators and data
Keywords: Data collection, Indicators, Policy
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE