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: 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
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Género, migración y desarrollo: mujeres migrantes desde y hacia República Dominicana. (2006 febrero). Encuentros INSTRAW, Nro. 2, 12.
Year: 2006
Description:

Este documento describe en qué sectores las mujeres y hombres se han insertado en diferentes países de migración dominicana, cómo las remesas son utilizadas y gestionadas, y cómo influencian la migración y las remesas en las comunidades. Se concluye que la inserción laboral de las mujeres en destino las empodera a nivel económico, pero que tanto en destino como en origen, las relaciones desiguales de género persisten, en particular en lo relacionado a la toma de decisión y la responsabilidad de los cuidados dentro de los hogares.

INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Remittances, Development, Empowerment
Geographic Area: Latin America and the Caribbean
Languages: Spanish
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Garcia, M. & Paiewonsky, D. (2006). Genero, Remesas y Desarrollo: El Caso de la Migracion Femenina de Vicente Noble, Republica Dominicana. 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: Spanish
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Potencial de las remesas para el desarrollo desde una perspectiva de género: metodología de investigación cualitativa. (2006). Mexico, Mexico: INSTRAW.
Year: 2006
Description:

Esta publicación intenta establecer una metodología de investigación cualitativa para el  proyecto ‘’Potencial de las remesas para el desarrollo desde una perspectiva de género’’. Esta metodología sería aplicada por primera vez a un estudio de caso en República Dominicana, centrado en el caso específico de la migración dominicana en España.

INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Remittances , Statistics, indicators and data, Methodology
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: Spanish
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Potencial de las remesas para el desarrollo desde una perspectiva de género: metodología de investigación cualitativa. (2006). Mexico, Mexico: INSTRAW.
Year: 2006
Description:

Esta publicación intenta establecer una metodología de investigación cualitativa para el  proyecto ‘’Potencial de las remesas para el desarrollo desde una perspectiva de género’’. Esta metodología sería aplicada por primera vez a un estudio de caso en República Dominicana, centrado en el caso específico de la migración dominicana en España.

INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Remittances , Statistics, indicators and data, Methodology
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: Spanish
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Potencial de las remesas para el desarrollo desde una perspectiva de género: metodología de investigación cualitativa. (2006). Mexico, Mexico: INSTRAW.
Year: 2006
Description:

Esta publicación intenta establecer una metodología de investigación cualitativa para el  proyecto ‘’Potencial de las remesas para el desarrollo desde una perspectiva de género’’. Esta metodología sería aplicada por primera vez a un estudio de caso en República Dominicana, centrado en el caso específico de la migración dominicana en España.

INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Remittances , Statistics, indicators and data, Methodology
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: Spanish
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Attracting and Retaining Professional Women in Logistics Support for UN Peacekeeping Operations. (2006). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2006
Description:

In this report, UN-INSTRAW explores possible barriers to recruiting and retaining women professionals and identifies best practices of other field-oriented entities that recruit staff for comparable tasks. This finds new ways to attract more women from the outside to take up typically male dominated jobs in logistics support in LSD at New York Headquarters. At the end, it proposes a set of practical low-cost means to increase the pool of female candidates applying for advertised posts.

INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Peace and Security
Keywords: Empowerment, Recruitment, Empowerment
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Beetham, G. & Timothy, K. (2006). UN INSTRAW Report on Attracting and Retaining Professional Women in Logistics Support for UN Peacekeeping Operations. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2006
Description:

This report explores possible barriers to recruiting and retaining women professionals and identifies best practices of other field-oriented entities that recruit staff for comparable tasks. It also finds new ways to attract more women from the outside to take up typically male dominated jobs in logistics support in LSD at New York Headquarters and proposes a set of practical low-cost means to increase the pool of female candidates applying for advertised posts.

INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Peace and Security
Keywords: Recruitment, Empowerment, Political participation
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: English
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Valasek, K. (2006). Securing Equality, Engendering Peace: A Guide to Policy Planning on Women, Peace and Security (UN SCR 1325). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2006
Description: This guide examines one of the crucial step on the path toward the full implementation of existing law, namely the formulation and implementation of concrete policies and plans. The purpose of this guide is to help facilitate the development of realistic action plan on women, peace and security through the provision of good practices, specific recommendations and a six-step model process.
INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Peace and Security
Keywords: Planning, Empowerment , Policy
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: Spanish
LinkToFile: PDF FILE

Reference: Guide Summary: Securing Equality, Engendering Peace: A Guide to Policy Planning on Women, Peace and Security (UN SCR 1325). (2006). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2006
Description:

This guide examines one of the crucial steps on the path towards the full implementation of existing laws, namely the formulation and implementation of concrete policies and plans. More specifically, this guide concentrates on the creation of action plans on the issue of women, peace and security. The purpose of this guide is to help facilitate the development of realistic action plans on women, peace and security through the provision of good practices, specific recommendations and a six-step model process.

INSTRAW's Mandate: Research
Theme: Peace and Security
Keywords: Empowerment, Participation , Development
Geographic Area: Global
Languages: Spanish
LinkToFile: PDF FILE