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List of women's organizations

This is a list of women's organizations ordered by geography.

International

  • Alliance of Pan American Round Tables – founded 1916 to foster women's relationships throughout the Americas
  • Associated Country Women of the World - international organisation formed in 1933
  • Associations of Junior Leagues International – Women's development organization
  • Beta Sigma Phi - founded 1931
  • Christian Women in Media Association – a nonprofit organization
  • Communist Women's International (1920-1930) – established to advance communist ideas among women
  • Council of Women World Leaders – Membership of nearly all the world's current and former women presidents and prime ministers
  • Ellevate Network – Global professional network dedicated to closing the gender achievement gap (founded 1997)
  • Equality Now – founded in 1992 to ensure gender equality and an end to violence against women
  • Every Woman Foundation – celebrating International Women's Day
  • Inner Wheel Club – founded 1924 for the wives and daughters of Rotarians
  • International Alliance of Women – founded in 1904 to advocate suffrage
  • International Alliance for Women – founded 1980 for professional women
  • International Association of Women Police – (established 1915) network for women in law enforcement and criminal justice
  • International Council of Women – founded in the year 1888, first international women's organization
  • International Federation for Research in Women's History – founded 1987, organizes international conferences
  • International Federation of Business and Professional Women (founded 1930) network for professional women
  • International Federation of Women Lawyers – founded 1944, enhances the status of women and children by providing legal aid, legal literacy and education programs, and through advocacy, law reform, research and publications.[1]
  • International Federation of University Women – Organized to promote women's education (founded 1919)
  • International Inner Wheel – Service Organisation by Women (founded 1920)
  • International Women's Forum - founded 1974
  • International Women's Health Coalition, founded 1984, based in New York to advocate for issues pertaining to women's health, this foundation also helps bring to light severe issues such as the stigmatization of women's health
  • International Women's Suffrage Alliance – major suffrage organization
  • LeanIn.Org – founded in 2013, runs programs that counter gender stereotypes and advance opportunities for all women.Time's Up (movement)
  • Little Entente of Women - umbrella organization for Eastern European women's groups
  • National Association of Women in Construction - founded 1955 for the advancement of women in construction
  • National Organization for Women - women's equal rights group
  • National Women's Register – covers various countries and is a mother's day out program for stay-at-home caregivers.
  • Nobel Women's Initiative – founded by women Nobel Peace Prize winners
  • One Billion Rising – founded 2012, against rape and beating
  • P.E.O. Sisterhood – Philanthropic organization with chapters in North America (organized 1869)
  • Quota International – empowering women, children, deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech impaired (founded 1919)
  • Peace X Peace, founded 2002
  • Relief Society – Worldwide charitable and educational organization of women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (founded 1842).
  • St. Joan's International Alliance – Feminist Catholic organization founded in 1911
  • Soroptimist International – Worldwide service-organisation for women (founded 1921)
  • Socialist International Women – founded 1907
  • Sweet Adelines International, founded 1945 for women's barbershop harmony singers
  • The RINJ Foundation - Civil society women's group focused on safety of women & children particularly from sexual exploitation & violence. (Founded 2012.)
  • Third World Organization for Women in Science
  • TimesUp -organisation all around the world (famous ambasadors: Emma Watson, Meryl Streep)
  • UNIFEM – United Nations Development Fund for Women (established 1976)
  • UN Women – (established 2010)
  • United Methodist Women - Founded in 1869
  • Woman's Christian Temperance Union – Anti-alcohol movement (founded 1874)
  • Womankind Worldwide – supporting women in Africa, Asia and Latin America
  • Women Deliver - a global advocacy organization that works to generate political commitment and financial investment for fulfilling Millennium Development Goal 5—reducing maternal mortality and achieving universal access to reproductive health.
  • Women Without Borders founded 2002, empowering women as agents of change
  • Women for Women International – for women survivors of war
  • Women in Animation – in support of women animators
  • Women in Parliaments Global Forum – in support of women parliamentarians
  • Women in the World Foundation
  • Women's Commission For Refugee Women and Children – Seeks to defend rights of refugee women, youth and children (organized 1989)
  • Women's Environment & Development Organization – Advocates women’s equality in global policy (created 1990)
  • Women's International Democratic Federation – founded in 1945 in Paris - organization aimed at improving women's economic rights
  • Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) – Women's peace movement (created 1915)
  • Women's International Zionist Organization – Founded in 1929 to provide community services in Mandate Palestine, now active in Israel and throughout the Jewish world
  • Women's World Banking founded 1979, empowering low-income women around the world through financial inclusion
  • Women's WorldWide Web (W4) – Empowering women and girls around the world (founded 2010)
  • World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts – (founded 1928)
  • World Pulse – Women's Social Network to connect women globally (founded 2003)
  • Young Women's Christian Association – Originally created to provide housing and other services to Christian women (founded 1855)
  • Zonta International – Founded in 1919, Zonta International is a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy

Africa

  • ABANTU for Development – seeks to empower women in politics, economy, and development[2]
  • African Women's Development Fund – founded 2001, supporting women's rights organizations
  • Amal Women's Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant – helps disadvantaged women gain work experience by training them in the culinary arts
  • Association Solidarité Féminine – helps single mothers gain work experience by training them at the association's restaurant, patisserie, and hammam
  • Sande society – initiating girls into adulthood
  • Women'sNet – South African support for women activists using technology
  • WOUGNET – Women of Uganda Network

Ghana

  • Mbaasem Foundation, established by Ama Ata Aidoo in 2000
  • National Federation of Gold Coast Women (NFGCW), 1953–1960
  • Sirigu Women's Organisation for Pottery and Art (SWOPA), established in 1997

Egypt

Kenya

Morocco

  • Association Solidarité Féminine

Namibia

  • Sister Namibia

Nigeria

  • DeltaWomen
  • National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes
  • Women in Management, Business and Public Service

Rwanda

Somalia

  • Somali Women's Democratic Organization – founded 1977

South Africa

  • Women’s Enfranchisement Association of the Union – founded 1911
  • Natal Organisation of Women – founded 1983

Swaziland

  • Swaziland Single Mothers Organization – founded 2009

Uganda

  • Uganda Women's Network
  • Women At Work International – founded 2003

Zambia

  • Zambian National Women's Lobby – founded 1991

Asia

Afghanistan

  • Afghan Women's Business Federation – founded 2005
  • Afghan Women's Council – founded 1978
  • Afghan Women's Network – founded 1996
  • Anjuman-i Himayat-i-Niswan – founded 1928
  • Kapisa Women's Center – founded 2008
  • Ministry of Women's Affairs (Afghanistan) – founded 2001
  • Women for Afghan Women – founded 2001
  • Women's Welfare Association – founded 1946
  • Young Women for Change – founded 2011

Bahrain

Bangladesh

  • Bangladesh Homeworkers Women Association
  • Bangladesh Mahila Parishad – founded 1970
  • Bangladesh Mahila Samiti
  • Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association

China

East Timor

  • Rede Feto – established 2000, umbrella organization

India

Indonesia

  • Aisyiyah founded 1917, women's empowerment
  • Gerakan Wanita Sosialis
  • Isteri-Sedar
  • Murba Women's Union
  • Wanita Indonesia
  • Working Women's Front

Iran

  • Jam'iyat-e Nesvan-e Vatankhah, founded 1918
  • Mourning Mothers, mothers of children killed in violence

Iraq

  • Women's Awakening Club, founded 1923
  • General Federation of Iraqi Women, founded 1969
  • Iraqi Women's League, founded in the 1950s
  • Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq, founded 2003
  • Republican Women's Organization, founded 1960

Israel

Japan

  • Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center
  • Chifuren (National League of Regional Women's Organizations)
  • League of Women Voters of Japan, established 1945
  • New Japan Women's League, established 1946
  • New Women's Association (1920–1922)
  • Sekirankai, women's socialist organization

Malaysia

  • All Women's Action Society
  • Sisters in Islam, founded 1988
  • Women's Aid Organisation

Nepal

Myanmar

North Korea

  • Socialist Women's Union of Korea[3]

Pakistan

Palestine

  • Arab Women's Executive Committee, founded 1929
  • General Union of Palestinian Women, founded 1965

Philippines

  • Third World Movement Against the Exploitation of Women

Qatar

  • Qatari Women Association

Singapore

South Korea

  • Chanyang-hoe, founded 1898
  • Korea Women's Hot Line
  • Korean Women's Associations United, founded 1987
  • Korean Women Workers Association, founded 1987

Syria

Taiwan

Thailand

  • Anjaree, gay rights
  • Shan Women's Action Network

United Arab Emirates

  • Dubai Women Establishment, established 2006

Yemen

  • Women National Committee, founded 1996, government body
  • Yemeni Women's Union

Europe

Albania

  • Gruaja Shiqiptare

Austria

  • Allgemeiner Österreichischer Frauenverein

Belgium

  • Cercle des Femmes Peintres (1888–1893)
  • Ligue belge du droit des femmes, founded in 1892 in support of women's rights
  • Union des femmes de Wallonie, founded in 1912 for women in the French-speaking province of Wallonia

Bulgaria

  • Bulgarian Women's Union or Balgarski Zhenski Sayuz (1901–1944), umbrella organization

Czech Republic

  • Ženský Klub Český
  • Women's National Council

Denmark

  • Danish Women's Defence Association (Danske Kvinders Forsvarsforening), 1907–1921, in support of Denmark's neutrality
  • Danish Women's Society (Dansk Kvindesamfund), world's oldest women's rights organization, founded 1871
  • De Danske Husmoderforeninger (The Danish Housewives Associations)
  • Fødselsstiftelsen (Maternity Institution)
  • Kvindevalgretsforeningen (Women's Suffrage Association) - women's organization (1889–1898) specifically focused on suffrage
  • Kvindelig Fremskridtsforening (Women's Progress Association) (1885–1893), focus on women's voting rights
  • Kvindelige Kunstneres Samfund (Society of Female Artists]], founded 1916
  • Kvindelig Læseforening (Women Readers' Association), 1872–1945
  • Kvinderådet (The Women's Council in Denmark), Danish arm of the International Council of Women
  • KVINFO, The Danish Center for Research on Women and Gender
  • Landsforbundet for Kvinders Valgret (National Federation for Women's Right to Vote)
  • Lesbian Movement (Lesbisk Bevægelse) 1974–1985
  • Ligestillingsrådet, The Danish Equal Opportunities Council, 1975–2000
  • Red Stocking Movement (Rødstrømpebevægelsen) 1970–1985, left-wing women's rights movement

Estonia

  • Tartu Eesti Naesterahva Selts, founded 1907

Finland

  • Naisasialiitto Unioni, founded 1892, Finnish arm of the International Alliance of Women
  • Women's Bank, supporting women's businesses in developing countries

France

  • Association femmes et mathématiques, founded 1987
  • British and Commonwealth Women's Association, founded 1962
  • Fédération Française des Sociétés Féministes (1891–1893)
  • French Union for Women's Suffrage (1909–1944)
  • Gouines rouges, feminist lesbian movement
  • Groupe Feministe Socialiste, founded 1899
  • Kering Foundation
  • Ligue Française pour le Droit des Femmes
  • National Council of French Women, founded 1901
  • Ni Putes Ni Soumises
  • Union des femmes pour la défense de Paris et les soins aux blessés, 1871, during the Paris Commune
  • Women's Grand Lodge Of France

Germany

  • Bund Deutscher Frauenvereine (Federation of German Women's Associations) (1894–1933)
  • Democratic Women's League of Germany, founded 1947
  • Deutscher Verband für Frauenstimmrecht, suffrage organisation (1902-1919)
  • Deutscher Frauenring
  • Deutsches Frauenwerk, Nazi association
  • German Association of Female Citizens, founded 1865
  • League of German Girls (1930–1945), Nazi association
  • League of Jewish Women (Germany) (Jüdischer Frauenbund), founded 1904
  • National Socialist Women's League (1931–1945)
  • Queen Louise League or Königin-Luise-Bund, founded 1923, pro-monarchic
  • Terre des Femmes, founded 1981

Greece

  • Greek League for Women's Rights, founded 1920

Hungary

  • Christian Women's League
  • Feminist Association (1904–1942), fought for women's equality in all areas
  • Sisters of Social Service

Iceland

  • Icelandic Women's Rights Association, founded 2007

Ireland

  • Cumann na mBan (Irish Women's Council), founded 1913
  • Cumann na Saoirse
  • Dublin Women's Suffrage Association fought for women's suffrage
  • Inghinidhe na hÉireann (1900–1914), daughters of Ireland
  • Irish Catholic Women's Suffrage Association, set up in Dublin in November 1915
  • Irish Countrywomen's Association
  • Irish Housewives Association (1942–1992)
  • Irish Women's Franchise League women's suffrage group founded in 1908
  • Irish Women's Liberation Movement
  • Irish Women's Suffrage Society
  • Irish Women Workers' Union (1911–1984)
  • National Women's Council of Ireland

Italy

  • Associazione per la donna (Association for Women), founded in 1896 in support of women's civic and political rights
  • Comitato pro suffragio femminile (Committee for Women's Suffrage), founded in 1905 in support of women's voting rights
  • Consiglio Nazionale delle Donne Italiane (National Council of Italian Women), a federation founded in 1903 to improve conditions for women

Netherlands

  • Arbeid Adelt, meaning Labour is Ennobling, full name Algemeen Nederlandsche Vrouwenvereeniging Arbeid Adelt (1871–1953)
  • Dutch Women's Council, founded 1898
  • Mama Cash founded 1983, funding organization
  • Vereeniging voor Vrouwenkiesrecht (Women's Suffrage Organization), established 1894
  • Vrije Vrouwen Vereeniging (Free Women's Organization), established 1889

Norway

  • Forum for Women and Development (FOKUS), established 1995
  • Kvinnestemmerettsforeningen
  • MiRA Resource Centre for Black, Immigrant and Refugee Women, established 1989
  • National Association for Women's Suffrage (Norway)
  • Norwegian Association for Women's Rights
  • Norwegian Conservative Party's Women's Association, founded 1925
  • Norwegian Labour Party's Women's Federation, 1901–2005
  • Norwegian National Women's Council, founded 1904
  • Norwegian Women's Lobby, established 2014
  • Norwegian Women's Public Health Association
  • Nordic Women's University, established 2011
  • Women's Front (Kvinnefronten), established 1972

Poland

  • Centrum Praw Kobiet, founded 1995, women's rights and prevention of violence against women
  • Ukrainian Women's Union (1920-1938) nationalist and feminist organization representing non-Soviet Ukrainian women

Portugal

  • Capazes, founded in 2014
  • Conselho Nacional das Mulheres Portuguesas, founded in 1914
  • UMAR (Alternative and Answer Women's Union), founded in 1976

Romania

  • Liga Femeilor Române, founded 1894
  • Liga Drepturile si Datoriile Femeii, founded 1911
  • Women in Business Romania, founded 2009

Russia

  • Communist Women's International, founded 1920, advancing Communist ideas among women

Slovenia

  • Splošno slovensko žensko društvo , founded 1901

Spain

  • Asociación Nacional de Mujeres Españolas (1918–1936)
  • Asociación para la Enseñanza de la Mujer, established 1870
  • Sección Femenina (1934–1977), women's branch of the Falange movement

Sweden

  • Christian Democratic Women's League
  • Fredrika Bremer Association active from 1884
  • Group 8 active from 1968 to 2004
  • Married Woman's Property Rights Association active from 1873 to 1896
  • Moderate Women, established 1912, representing the Moderate Party
  • National Association for Women's Suffrage active from 1902–1921
  • National Council of Swedish Women, founded 1896
  • SD Women, representing Sweden Democrats
  • Social Democratic Women in Sweden, established 1920
  • Stockholms allmänna kvinnoklubb (Stockholm Public Women's Club), founded 1892
  • Swedish Women's Educational Association, promoting Swedish language and culture internationally
  • Swedish Women's Lobby, established 1997
  • Välgörande fruntimmerssällskapet active from 1819 to 1934

Switzerland

  • Federation of Swiss Women's Associations
  • PeaceWomen Across the Globe, founded 2003

Turkey

  • Flying Broom
  • Ka-Mer, offers protection and legal aid

Ukraine

  • Ukrainian Women's Union, (1920-1938), active outside Soviet Ukraine

United Kingdom

Yugoslavia

  • Yugoslav Women's Alliance, founded in 1919

North America

  • North American Indian Women's Association, founded 1970
  • White Buffalo Cow Society, for the Mandan and Hidatsa peoples
  • Women of All Red Nations, in support of Native American women

Belize

  • Women's Issues Network of Belize, established 1993

Canada

Cuba

  • Federation of Cuban Women, established 1960
  • Ladies in White, relatives of jailed dissidents, founded 2003

Nicaragua

United States

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

Solomon Islands

  • Solomon Islands National Council of Women, founded 1983
  • Women’s Rights Action Movement

South America

Argentina

  • Associación Madres del Dolor (Mothers in Pain), established 2004
  • Foundation for Studies and Research on Women (FEIM)
  • Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, mothers whose children "disappeared"
  • Ni una menos, against machist violence

Bolivia

  • Atene Femenino, founded 1923
  • Bartolina Sisa Confederation, peasant women in Bolivia, founded 1980

Brazil

Chile

  • National Council of Women (Chile), founded in 1919.
  • Pro-Emancipation Movement of Chilean Women, founded in 1935.

See also

References

  1. ^ "International Federation of Women Lawyers". Global Hand. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  2. ^ Jaffer, Jennifer (25 November 2016). "ABANTU for Development". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, inc. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ Jong Sun Bok (21 November 2016). "Women's union congress held". The Pyongyang Times. Naenara.
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