| Research Activities |
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| INSTRAW’s Strategic Frameworks emphasizes the importance of articulating research, training and information distribution in a continuous cycle of analysis, learning and action, so that research results feed into the distribution of information and the design of training and capacity-building programmes, as well as the formulation of policy. Through its applied research programmes, the Institute aims to make policies and programmes gender-responsive on the basis of concrete research results, the application of lessons learned, and the replication of best practices. This approach allows for flexibility in responding to both existing challenges and new and emerging issues. |
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| Gender Statistics (1984-1996) |
| 1995-1996 |
A conceptual and methodological framework for measuring, valuing and integrating household production of women and men into economic indicators (through satellite accounts) was developed during this period. The studies Valuation of Household Production and the Satellite Accounts and Measurement and Valuation of Unpaid Contribution: Accounting through time and output were published |
| 1994 |
New training materials and methodologies on the actual application of gender-specific statistics and indicators in policy designs, programme planning, implementation and monitoring, were developed |
| 1993 |
Existing statistics on women’s migration was reviewed and analyzed for research and policy making |
| 1992 |
Data gaps in the measurement and valuation of women’s remunerated and non-remunerated contributions were closed |
| 1991-1990 |
Existing data on older women was published and analyzed |
| 1989-1988 |
Methodological approaches in compilation and analysis of statistical data on women in the informal sector of developing countries were designed |
| 1987-1986 |
Women’s contribution to and participation in the informal sector was studied and analyzed through existing data |
| 1985 |
A training programme to improving statistics on women and men for producers and users of statistics, was prepared and implemented |
| 1984 |
Guidelines for improved use of existing data on women were elaborated. The concepts and methods used in the current system of collecting, processing and analyzing data were also reviewed |
| Empowerment of Women (1986-1999) |
| 1999 |
INSTRAW carried out case studies on the engendering of the political agendas in Dominican Republic, Romania and South Africa. The findings of the studies were presented in an expert group meeting held in Romania 2-3 September 1999. The publication entitled Engendering the Political Agenda: The Role of the State, Women’s Organizations and the International Community was a direct outcome of the case studies, and was prepared by INSTRAW in Santo Domingo in 2000 |
| 1996 |
The Institutite’s strategic work plan was redefined in 1996, on the basis of the Beijing Platform of Action taking into consideration the critical areas identified in Beijing, in particular the political participation of women and aspects related to the girl-child |
| 1995 |
Two main documents were published in 1995: “Gender Concepts in Development Planning: Basic Approach”, and “Credit for Women: Why so Important?”. The first publication was distributed in, English, Portuguese and Spanish, while the latter was made available in English and Spanish. These documents were produced within the framework of the following objectives: to further explore the double dimension of the empowerment of women as means and the goal for the empowerment of women; and analysis of gender concepts in programme planning |
| 1993-1994 |
The overall concept of empowerment was included in INSTRAW’s work programme and the two-pronged programme on economic and political empowerment of women was developed. Gender impact analysis of credit was included into the women and credit programme |
| 1991-1992 |
Gender analysis in INSTRAW’s work plan was reviewed and a strategy was defined for the concept of women's empowerment. Further promotion was given to gender and development studies through the preparation of the Gender Training Portfolio |
| 1990 |
The mechanisms and policy guidelines to improve women’s access to credit were reviewed and analyzed |
| 1989 |
Gender and development studies were promoted through the publication of the study entitled “Women’s Studies and Development: Bridging the Gap” (INSTRAW, Santo Domingo 1989) |
| 1988 |
Regional studies on women’s access to credit in developing countries and analytical studies on women’s property and tenure relationship with land as a key economic asset were developed |
| 1987 |
Following the Nairobi Forward-Looking Strategies, the issue “Women and Credit” (access and limitations) were included in INSTRAW’s work programme as a basic approach to the economic empowerment of women |
| 1986 |
A survey on Research and Teaching Women’s Studies was carried out in 1986 |
| Women's Access to Information and Communications Technologies (1988-2003) |
| 2002-2003 |
A research project on gender issues and information and communication technologies and its impact on the empowerment of women. The project consisted of a series of virtual seminars in which various aspects related to the issue were discussed within a broad community. The initial results of the research were presented at the Expert Group Meeting organized by the Division for the Advancement of Women and the International Telecommunications Union for (ITU), held in Korea in November 2002. The results of the project were published as INSTRAW’s Occasional Paper No.2 “Overcoming the Gender Digital Divide: Understanding ICTs and their Potential for the Empowerment of Women”. This publication was distributed in the World Summit on the Information Society, held in Geneva, Switzerland in December 2003. It was subsequently presented by the ITU Gender Group at the Regional Symposium on Women and ICTs, held 17-19 December 2003 in Cairo, Egypt |
| 1996 |
A research and training programme was implemented on “Empowering women through the use of computer mediated communication technologies” |
| 1995 |
A panel focussing on “Media and Communications for the Advancement of Women: Models for a Global Reach” was organized at the NGO Forum in Huairou, China, on 7 September 1995 |
| 1991-1995 |
The project “Development of Communications Materials for Women and Development” was conducted in Argentina, Colombia and the Dominican Republic and was carried out in collaboration with an INSTRAW focal point, the Italian Association for Women in Development (AIDoS) |
| 1988 |
The international meeting on “Communications for Women in Development” was organized to discuss ways of implementing the recommendations set forth in the Nairobi Forward-Looking Strategies, was held 24-28 October 1988 in Rome, Italy |
| Gender, Environment and Sustainable Development (1982-2002) |
| 2002 |
INSTRAW’s participation at the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in South Africa in 2002, included activities to promote research and information dissemination and the creation of networks, which led to the preparation of materials, including books, articles and research findings in both English and Spanish on issues relevant to gender and sustainable development. The Institute prepared a document outlining the main conceptual and theoretical trends, new issues and challenges and the gaps in the research on gender and sustainable development |
| 1996-1995 |
A Training package on Women, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development was prepared in collaboration with the ILO International Training Centre in Turin, Italy. A training seminar was held at a sub-regional level |
| 1993 |
The training package on Women, Water Supply and Sanitation was expanded with the inclusion of an additional module on Women and Waste Management |
| 1992 |
INSTRAW was designated the lead agency by the United Nations Steering Committee for Water Supply and Sanitation, for activities related to women, water supply and sanitation. An interregional workshop on the role of women in sustainable development and environmentally sound practices was held in Beijing, China that same year. The workshop was carried out in collaboration with the former Department for Economic and Social Development |
| 1991 |
The training package on Women, Water Supply and Sanitation was reviewed and updated in collaboration with the former Department of Technical Cooperation for Development, and the ILO Centre in Turin. Training seminars followed. An audiovisual presentation on Women, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development was prepared in collaboration with the ILO Centre in Turin, Italy |
| 1990 |
A broader more encompassing programme on women, environment and sustainable development was formulated. INSTRAW was given a lead role in coordinating women’s activities and NRSE within the United Nations system |
| 1989-1991 |
Environmental concerns expanded to include energy. A training package on Women and New and Renewable Sources of Energy (NRSE) was prepared in collaboration with the ILO Centre in Turin, and followed by training seminars |
| 1986-1989 |
A training package was elaborated on Women, Water Supply and Sanitation, in collaboration with the ILO Centre of Turin, followed by national training seminars |
| 1982-1989 |
INSTRAW began its programme on women, water supply and sanitation. Jointly with UNICEF, it assumed joint responsibility of the Secretariat of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Women and the International Decade of the United Nations on Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (IDWSSD) |
| Women's Role in Conflict Resolution and Peace Processes (2000-2002) |
| 2002 |
In support of the special session of the Security Council on Women and Peace held in October 2002, INSTRAW prepared a special set of materials focusing on gender aspects of conflicts and peace. The information was produced in English, French and Spanish, and can be found in the INSTRAW website |
| 2002- 2001 |
Research was carried out during this period on men’s roles and responsibilities in the elimination of gender-based violence. Research was carried out in order to test new methodologies for collaborative research online. For this project, INSTRAW established a special on-line community of some 560 members, who participated in a series of virtual seminars to discuss and review issues raised in previously circulated background papers. Resulting from these discussions, the study Partners in Change: Working with Men to End-Gender-Based Violence was published in 2002 |
| 2000 |
The project “Good Governance, Democracy and Human Rights” was developed by INSTRAW in collaboration with the Mediterranean Institute of Women’s Studies |
| 2000 |
A study on “Racism, Class and Masculinity – global aspects of gender-based violence” was prepared jointly with UNICEF |
| Women and Globalization (1999-2003) |
| 2002-2003 |
As follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Monterrey in March 2002, INSTRAW prepared a document analyzing gender issues and concerns of financing for development. The document has been recently finalized and is available on the website in English, French and Spanish |
| 2002 |
A study was carried out on men’s roles and responsibilities in women’s sexual and reproductive health. The study, as well as a list of resources on the subject, can be accessed through INSTRAW website
As follow up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing held in Madrid in April 2002, INSTRAW carried out several activities of research, information and networking in aimed at examining gender aspects of ageing. Particular attention was given to the issue of violence against older women. In this regard, a background paper was prepared entitled “Violence and Abuse in the Lives of Older Women” |
| 1999 |
Case studies were carried out in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on women and migration patterns in temporary labour in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The findings were presented at a joint INSTRAW/IOM meeting held 30-31 August 1999 in Geneva, as well as in the publication Temporary Labour Migration of Women: Case Studies of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
A study on the gender aspects of ageing was developed. The publication entitled: Aging in a Gendered World: Women’s Issues and Identities was published in the Dominican Republic in 1999 |
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Training Activities
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UN-INSTRAW’s training activities have allowed for the creation and strengthening of institutional capacities on gender issues of governmental organizations, NGOs and development organizations as well as academic institutions.
The Institute has realized training seminars and developed training materials and methodologies on many topics related to the empowerment of women and gender equality. These international, regional and national events are aimed at policy-makers, development practitioners, researchers and academics and civil society. Many of these events have been carried out in coordination with UN agencies, governments and NGOs.
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| 2003 |
On-line publication of a database on gender-related training materials produced by United Nations organizations |
| 1999 |
A national workshop on gender statistics and indicators was held in Mongolia in collaboration with Ministry of Foreign Affairs of that country |
| 1998 |
A national seminar on “Women, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development”, was carried out in Honiara, Solomon Islands in August 1998 |
| 1996 |
A sub-regional seminar for Central and Eastern Europe on “Women, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development” was carried out in the International Training Centre of the ILO, Turin, Italy on 23 –27 September 1996 |
| 1994 |
A national seminar on Women, Water Supply and Sanitation was carried out in Windhoek, Namibia, on 20-25 November 1994, in collaboration with DDSMS and the Ministry of Water Affairs
A national seminar on Women, Water Supply and Sanitation was carried out in Georgetown, Guyana from 31 January to 4 February 1994 |
| 1993 |
A training seminar on gender statistics and indicators was held in Rabat, Morocco, in December 1993 |
| 1992 |
An interregional workshop on Women, Water Supply and Sanitation was held in Bangkok, Thailand on 21-25 September 1992. The workshop was carried out in collaboration with ESCAP and UN/DESD
An interregional workshop on the Role of Women in an Environmentally Sound and Sustainable Development was carried out in Beijing, People’s Republic of China on 9-15 September 1992. The workshop was organized in collaboration with UND/DESD, the State Commission on Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Women’s Federation |
| 1991 |
An interregional workshop on Water Supply and Sanitation was held in Banjul, Gambia, on 2 –6 September 1991. INSTRAW collaborated with UN/DESD in this event
A Training seminar on gender statistics and indicators in the informal sector was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in August 1991
A national seminar on Women, Water Supply and Sanitation was carried out in Georgetown, Guyana from 31 January to 4 February 1994 |
| 1990 |
A workshop on “Women, Development and Energy Alternatives: New and Renewable Sources of Energy”, was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 0n 11-13 December 1990. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the General Directorate for Women in Dominican Republic
A workshop on “Women, Development and Energy Alternatives: New and Renewable Sources of Energy”, was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 0n 11-13 December 1990. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the General Directorate for Women in Dominican Republic
A Mediterranean regional seminar on “Women, and New and Renewable Sources of Energy” was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 18-21 September 1990 in collaboration with the Centre for Management and Labour Research and the International Centre for Public Enterprise in Developing Countries
A national seminar on “Women and New and Renewable Sources of Energy” was held in Cairo, Egypt on 24-28 June 1990. Collaborating with INSTRAW in this event was the National Egyptian Research Centre, UNDP, the Scientific Association of Arab Women and funding was provided by the Government of Italy
A national seminar on “Women and New and Renewable Sources of Energy” was held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, on 11-15 June 1990. The event was organized in collaboration with the Tanzanian Office of Standards with funding from the Government of Italy
A training of trainers seminar on “Women and New and Renewable Sources of Energy” was held in Turin, Italy in March 1990. INSTRAW collaborated with the ILO Centre in Turin while the event was funded by the Government of Italy
A training seminar on compilation and analysis of gender statistics and indicators, with a focus on women’s activities and their contribution to national economy, in terms the informal sector, was held in Burkina Faso in October 1990 |
