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: 2010-R-MIG-PHL-EXE
Reference: Guerrero, S. & Sobrichea, C. (2010). Executive Summary: Migration, Remittances and Gender-Responsive Local Development: The Case of Philippines. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic: INSTRAW.
Year: 2010
Description: This executive summary examines the case study of migration and remittances in the context of Philippines and the migrant destination of Italy. This work provides a gender analysis of migration, remittance and development in the case of the Philippines and Italy. It also points to existing inequalities of the migratory project in terms of gender, class, migration status, years abroad and other factors.
Instraw's Mandate: Research
Theme: Migration
Keywords: Remittances , Development, Household
Geographic Area: Asia
Languages: English
Spanish
French
Type of Product: Executive summary
Disponibility: Digital/Text
LinkToFile: PDF FILE