The National Council of German Women's Organizations – German Women's Lobby (german: Deutscher Frauenrat – Lobby der Frauen in Deutschland) is a German umbrella organization for organizations concerned with
women's rights
Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. In some countries, ...
and
gender equality
Gender equality, also known as sexual equality or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing d ...
. It includes 62 member organizations with 11 million members. It was founded in 1951 and views itself as a successor of the
Bund Deutscher Frauenvereine
The Bund Deutscher Frauenvereine (Federation of German Women's Associations) (BDF) was founded on 28/29 March 1894 as umbrella organization of the women's civil rights feminist movement and existed until the Nazi seizure of power in 1933.
Its cre ...
, that existed from 1894 to 1933. The National Council of German Women's Organizations also initiated the establishment of the
CEDAW Alliance Germany, and serves as its host institution. Since 2021
Beate von Miquel has served as president of the organization. It is a founding member of the
European Women's Lobby
The European Women's Lobby (EWL) is the largest umbrella organization of women's associations in the European Union, founded in 1990, working to promote women's rights and equality between women and men, and representing a total of more than 200 ...
. The National Council of German Women's Organizations opposes
transphobia
Transphobia is a collection of ideas and phenomena that encompass a range of negative attitudes, feelings, or actions towards transgender people or transness in general. Transphobia can include fear, aversion, hatred, violence or anger tow ...
, supports gender self-identification and has stated that "trans women are women and we need to represent them and defend their rights."
See also
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National Women's Council of Ireland
The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is a representative organisation for women and women's groups in Ireland.
It was originally known as the Council for the Status of Women.
Policies
The mission of the NWCI is to achieve women's equa ...
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Norwegian Women's Lobby
The Norwegian Women's Lobby (NWL; no, italic=no, Norges kvinnelobby) is a feminist policy and advocacy organization in Norway, and is described as the country's "main, national, umbrella organization" for women's rights. NWL is inclusive, promote ...
References
External links
German Women's Council
Women's rights organizations
Organizations established in 1951
1951 establishments in Germany
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