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: Hilkka, P. (1994). Engendering the Global Agenda: A Success Story of Women and the United Nations. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1999
Description: This paper traces the roots of women's activism from the days of the League of nations when women's organizations supported intergovernmental cooperation for the prevention of wars and securing peace through the founding of the United Nations and the formulation of its Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Right, and the establishment of the Commission on the Status of Women, to their influence on and participation in the 1990's world conferences. It also examines the changing objectives of women's global agenda and documents the shift of emphasis from securing equality between women and men and advancing the rights of women prior to the UN Decade for Women to the recognition of equality, peace and development as prerequisites for women's equal participation in decision-making processes.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: United Nations
Keywords: Empowerment, Advancement of women, Human Rights
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: National Training Seminar on Women, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 1999
Description: This report summarizes the deliberations of the seminar organized by INSTRAW with Solomon Island College of Higher Education (SICHE) on Women, Environment Management and Sustainable Development. The modules cover the following issues: women and environmental health; women as agents of change in the development sector; women as managers of the environment; and women, environmental indicators and capacity-building programmes.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Training
Theme: Environment
Keywords: Sustainable development, Management , Training
Geographic Area: Asia and the Pacific
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Report of an Expert Group Meeting on Temporary Labour Migration of Women. (2000). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2000
Description: The report summarizes the Expert Group Meeting on Temporary Labour Migration of Women held in Geneva with the objetive to assess the impact that the temporary labour migration of women has on gender roles and the process of women's empowerment. This also brings in regional perspectives and experiences on the issue of temporary labour migration of women. It also discusses how the phenomenon affects the distribution of household work and responsibilities within the families.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Expert group meeting
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Temporary Labor, Labour insertion , Policy
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Temporary Labour Migration of Women: Case Studies of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2001
Description: This research study focuses on the South Asian region, particularly in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, examining the impact of temporary female labour migration on the families left behind and on their own traditional roles and status. Examined in these studies are the initiatives, policies and programmes put in place to protect the rights and improve the situation of migrant women in these countries.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Temporary Labour, Policy, Traditional Roles
Geographic Area: Asia
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Partners in Change: Working with Men to End Gender-Based Violence. (2002). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2002
Description:

This research study explores the different kinds of partnerships for ending gender-based violence, and men's roles and responsibilities within these. These roles and responsibilities for change range across the spectrum, from men changing their relationships with their intimate partners to male-dominated institutions changing the way they function in order to better confront issues of gender and violence.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Ending violence against Women
Keywords: Security , Gender equality , Social problems
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Huyer, S. & Sikoska, T. (2003). Overcoming the Gender Digital Divide: Understanding ICTs and their Potential for the Empowerment of Women. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2003
Description: This paper is a synthesis of the discussions and background papers from the seminars series focusing on the potential of ICTs for the empowerment of women. This argues for the need for a better understanding of all aspects and manifestations of the gender digital divide as essential in order to prevent the adverse impact of trends of access and use on women worldwide. Furthermore, it seeks to enhance the potential of ICTs to become an effective tool for women's empowerment.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Technology and Communication
Keywords: Digital divide, Media, Participation
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Gender and Security Sector Reform: Summary of E-Discussion. (2004). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2004
Description: The report summarizes the discussion with NGO staff, academics and government representatives held on the web from 4 October to 7 November 2004 focusing on a wide variety of topics like: gender and disarment, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) as well as delving into the issue of defining security and the security sector. Additionally, the discussion focused on the resistance to categorising women as combatants.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Expert group meeting
Theme: Peace and Security
Keywords: Disarmament, Demobilization, Empowerment
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Ça?atay, N., Ertürk, K., Floro, M. & Willoughby, J. (2004). Genero y financiacion para el desarrollo. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2004
Description:

This paper examines the development financing strategies endorsed in 2002 in the Monterrey Consensus document. It seeks to identify policies and strategies of action for key stakeholders to ensure that gender perspectives are incorporated in the follow up mechanisms to the conference as well as in the broader global effort for economic and gender justice, peace and the realization of human rights. The paper reviews the different theoretical perspectives and empirically examines the key inter-linkages betwenn gender, finance and development.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Economy
Keywords: Finance, Development, Consensus
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: Spanish
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Ça?atay, N., Ertürk, K., Floro, M. & Willoughby, J. (2004). Gender Issues and Concerns in Financing for Development. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2004
Description:

This paper examines the development financing strategies endorsed in 2002 in the Monterrey Consensus document. It seeks to identify policies and strategies of action for key stakeholders to ensure that gender perspectives are incorporated in the follow up mechanisms to the conference as well as in the broader global effort for economic and gender justice, peace and the realization of human rights. The paper reviews the different theoretical perspectives and empirically examines the key inter-linkages betwenn gender, finance and development.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Economy
Keywords: Finance, Development, Consensus
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Ça?atay, N., Ertürk, K., Floro, M. & Willoughby, J. (2004). Gender Issues and Concerns in Financing for Development. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2004
Description:

This paper examines the development financing strategies endorsed in 2002 in the Monterrey Consensus document. It seeks to identify policies and strategies of action for key stakeholders to ensure that gender perspectives are incorporated in the follow up mechanisms to the conference as well as in the broader global effort for economic and gender justice, peace and the realization of human rights. The paper reviews the different theoretical perspectives and empirically examines the key inter-linkages betwenn gender, finance and development.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Economy
Keywords: Finance, Development, Consensus
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: French
LinkToFile: PDF FILE