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International

* Alliance of Pan American Round Tables – founded 1916 to foster women's relationships throughout the Americas *
Arab Feminist Union Arab Feminist Union (AFU), also called All-Arab Feminist Union, General Arab Feminist Union and Arab Women's Union, was an umbrella organisation of feminist associations from Arab countries, founded in 1945.Weber, C. (2001). Unveiling Scheherazade: ...
– founded 1945 *
Associated Country Women of the World The Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) is the largest international organization for both rural and urban women, with a membership of nine million in over 70 countries. ACWW holds a triennial conference and publishes a magazine, ''The Cou ...
– international organisation formed in 1933 * Associations of Junior Leagues International – Women's development organization *
Beta Sigma Phi Beta Sigma Phi International () is a non-academic sorority with 200,000 members in chapters around the world. Founded in Abilene, Kansas, in 1931 by Walter W. Ross "for the social, cultural, and civic enrichment of its members", the organization ...
– founded 1931 *
Communist Women's International The Communist Women's International was launched as an autonomous offshoot of the Communist International in April 1920 for the purpose of advancing communism, communist ideas among women. The Communist Women's International was intended to play ...
(1920–30) – established to advance communist ideas among women *
Council of Women World Leaders The Council of Women World Leaders, created in 1996, is a network of 83 current and former presidents and prime ministers. It is the only organization in the world dedicated to women heads of state and government. The council's Ministerial Initia ...
– Membership of nearly all the world's current and former women presidents and prime ministers *
Ellevate Network Ellevate Network (formerly 85 Broads) is a Global Community of women committed to fostering and promoting gender equality in the workplace. The organization provides women and femme-identifying, non-binary individuals with a community to lean on ...
– Global professional network dedicated to closing the gender achievement gap (founded 1997) * Equality Now – founded in 1992 to ensure
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 ...
and an end to
violence against women Violence against women (VAW), also known as gender-based violence and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), are violent acts primarily or exclusively committed against women or girls, usually by men or boys. Such violence is often consi ...
*
Every Woman Foundation The Every Woman Foundation (EWF) is a non-profit women’s organization that works to provide outreach programs and community events to women of all ages, circumstances and backgrounds. EWF also celebrates International Women’s Day annually with ...
– celebrating International Women's Day *
Graduate Women International Graduate Women International (GWI), originally named the International Federation of University Women (IFUW), is an international organisation for women university graduates. IFUW was founded in 1919 following the First World War by both British and ...
– Organized to promote women's education (founded 1919) *
Inner Wheel Club file:Sue Morris of Inner Wheel for Rotary International.jpg, Sue Morris of the Inner Wheel presenting in 2021 in Scotland Inner Wheel is an international women's organisation to create friendship, service and understanding. It has clubs in over 100 ...
– 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 The International Council of Women (ICW) is a women's rights organization working across national boundaries for the common cause of advocating human rights for women. In March and April 1888, women leaders came together in Washington, D.C., with ...
– 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 The International Federation of Women Lawyers (IFWL), in Spanish ''Federación Internacional de Abogadas'' (FIDA), is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) that enhances the status of women and children by providing legal aid, legal ...
– founded 1944, enhances the status of women and children by providing legal aid,
legal literacy Legal awareness, sometimes called public legal education or legal literacy, is the empowerment of individuals regarding issues involving the law.International Women's Forum – founded 1974 *
International Women's Health Coalition The International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) is a non-governmental organization founded in 1984 based in New York City. It focuses on issues relating to women and girls' human rights, health and equality and represents part of the women's movem ...
– 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 The Nobel Women's Initiative is an international advocacy organisation based in Ottawa, Canada. It was created in 2006 by six female winners of the Nobel Peace Prize to support women's groups around the world in campaigning for justice, peace and ...
– founded by women
Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Chemi ...
winners *
One Billion Rising One Billion Rising is a global campaign, founded by Eve Ensler, to end rape and sexual violence against women. It was started in 2012 as part of the V-Day movement. The "billion" refers to the UN statistic that one in three women will be raped ...
– founded 2012, against rape and beating *
Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World The Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) is an international organisation that provides research training, career development and networking opportunities for women scientists throughout the developing world at diffe ...
*
P.E.O. Sisterhood The P.E.O. Sisterhood (Philanthropic Educational Organization) is a U.S.-based international women's organization of about 230,000 members, with a primary focus on providing educational opportunities for female students worldwide. The Sisterhood ...
– philanthropic organization with chapters in North America (organized 1869) *
Quota International Quota International, Inc. was an international service organization that, until it dissolved in 2020, provided basic needs to women, children, the deaf, and hard of hearing in communities around the world. Quota International's world service pro ...
– empowering women, children, deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech impaired (founded 1919) *
Peace X Peace Peace X Peace (pronounced “peace by peace”) is a nonprofit women's organization founded in 2002 that promotes building peace through online communications. History Peace X Peace was founded in 2002 by Patricia Smith Melton, who gathered exp ...
– founded 2002 *
Relief Society The Relief Society is a philanthropic and educational women's organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was founded in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, United States, and has more than 7 million members in over 18 ...
– Worldwide charitable and educational organization of women in the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The c ...
(founded 1842) *
St. Joan's International Alliance St. Joan's International Alliance is a non profit women's organization. St. Joan's is a feminist Catholic organization, with a focus on women's equality. It is named after St. Joan of Arc. The organization has played a major role in influencing the ...
– Feminist Catholic organization founded in 1911 *
Soroptimist International Soroptimist International (SI) is a global volunteer service organization for women with nearly 72,000 members in 121 countries worldwide. According to Soroptimist.org, their mission statement says that, "Soroptimist is a global volunteer organiza ...
– Worldwide service-organisation for women (founded 1921) *
Socialist International Women Socialist International Women is the international organization of the women's organizations of the socialist, social democratic and Labour movement, labour parties affiliated to the Socialist International. History The Women's International Co ...
– founded 1907 *
Sweet Adelines International Sweet Adelines International is a worldwide organization of women singers, established in 1945, committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performances. This independent, nonprofit music education ass ...
– founded 1945 for women's barbershop harmony singers *
The RINJ Foundation The RINJ Foundation (RINJ) is a Canadian incorporated global not-for-profit health care-related non-governmental organization women's group listed with the United Nations as an NGO Boycotts RINJ encourages its members and the public at large to ...
– civil society women's group focused on safety of women & children particularly from sexual exploitation & violence (founded 2012) *
TimesUp Time's Up (stylised in all caps) is a non-profit organization that raises money to support victims of sexual harassment. The organization was founded on January 1, 2018, by Hollywood celebrities in response to the Weinstein effect and the Me To ...
– organisation all around the world (famous ambassadors: Emma Watson, Meryl Streep) *
UNIFEM The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, french: Fonds de développement des Nations unies pour la femme, ) was established in December 1976 originally as the Voluntary Fund for the United Nations Decade for Women in the International ...
– United Nations Development Fund for Women (established 1976) *
UN Women The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity working for gender equality and the empowerment of women. UN Women advocates for the rights of women and girls, and focu ...
– established 2010 *
United Methodist Women United Women in Faith (formerly known as United Methodist Women) is the only official organization for women within the United Methodist Church (UMC). In 2022, United Methodist Women began doing business as United Women in Faith (UWF). Founded in ...
– founded in 1869 *
Woman's Christian Temperance Union The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is an international temperance organization, originating among women in the United States Prohibition movement. It was among the first organizations of women devoted to social reform with a program th ...
– Anti-alcohol movement (founded 1874) * Womankind Worldwide – supporting women in Africa, Asia and Latin America *
Women Deliver Women Deliver is a global advocacy organization that works to generate political commitment and financial investment for fulfilling Millennium Development Goal 5, which is improving maternal health. This is a multifactorial approach, involving acce ...
– 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 Women without Borders is an international advocacy and research organization for women. It is based in Vienna, Austria, and works with international partner organizations around the world. Dr. Edit Schlaffer founded WwB in 2002 with the goal of ...
– founded 2002, empowering women as agents of change *
Women for Women International Women for Women International (WfWI) is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides practical and moral support to female survivors of war. WfWI helps such women rebuild their lives after war's devastation through a year-long tiered progra ...
– for women survivors of war *
Women in Animation Women in Animation (WIA) is a non-profit organization with the purpose of furthering, promoting, and supporting female animators in the art, science and business of animation. WIA helps young female artists to find a place in the business world. ...
– in support of women animators *
Women in Parliaments Global Forum Women Political Leaders (WPL) is the global network of female political leaders at national level, including the European Parliament, of whom there are currently around 9,000. WPL provides a platform for the exchange of ideas, experiences and ...
– in support of women parliamentarians *
Women in the World Foundation Women in the World is a live journalism platform founded by Tina Brown to 'discover and amplify the unheard voices of global women on the front lines of change'. Women in the World Annual Summit Women in the World is an annual summit launched ...
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Women's Commission For Refugee Women and Children The Women's Refugee Commission is a 501(c)(3) Non-Governmental Organization that aims to improve the lives and protect the rights of Women, Children, and Youth displaced by conflict or crisis. Established in 1989 by Norwegian Actress and film ...
– Seeks to defend rights of refugee women, youth and children (organized 1989) *
Women's Environment & Development Organization The Women's Environment & Development Organization (WEDO) is an international non-governmental organization based in New York City, U.S. that advocates women's equality in global policy. Its early successes included achieving gender equality in t ...
– 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 The Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO; he, ויצו ') is a volunteer organization dedicated to social welfare in all sectors of Israeli society, the advancement of the status of women, and Jewish education in Israel and the Diasp ...
– Founded in 1929 to provide community services in Mandate Palestine, now active in
Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
and throughout the
Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
world *
Women's World Banking Women's World Banking is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic support, technical assistance and information to a global network of 55 independent microfinance institutions (MFIs) and banks that offer credit and other financial service ...
founded 1979, empowering low-income women around the world through financial inclusion *
Women's WorldWide Web (W4) Women's WorldWide Web (W4) is a European crowdfunding platform dedicated to women's empowerment. W4 is a registered 501(c)(3) organization in the United States, and a non-profit association in France (Association "Loi de 1901"), aiming to empowe ...
– Empowering women and girls around the world (founded 2010) *
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association supporting the Girl Guides, female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, ...
– founded 1928 *
World Pulse World Pulse is a “Social-Media-for-Social-Revolution” initiative, founded and run by Jensine Larsen, in 2003, based out of Portland, Oregon. World Pulse is a social network for women. History World Pulse was founded by Jensine Larsen. In 20 ...
– Women's Social Network to connect women globally (founded 2003) *
Young Women's Christian Association The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Swi ...
– Originally created to provide housing and other services to
Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
women (founded 1855) * Zonta International – founded 1919, a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy


Africa

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ABANTU for Development ABANTU for Development is an international women's non-governmental organisation. It seeks to empower African women in the fields of politics and the economy on the local, national, regional and international levels. It pursues these goals by edu ...
– seeks to empower women in politics, economy, and development *
African Women's Development Fund The African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) is the first pan-African foundation to support the work of women's rights organisations in Africa. AWDF was founded in 2001 by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Joana Foster and Hilda M. Tardia. AWDF belongs to th ...
– founded 2001, supporting women's rights organizations *
Akina Mama wa Afrika Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) ( Swahili for "African women") was established in 1985 in the United Kingdom as a small community organisation for African women. It is now an international and Pan-African non-governmental organisation headquartered in ...
– founded 1985 *
Amal Women's Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant Amal Women's Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant ( ar, جمعية الامل لفنون الطبخ; french: link=no, Association Amal pour les Arts culinaires en faveur des femmes nécessiteuses) is a non-profit organization in Marrakesh, Mo ...
– 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'' *
FEMNET FEMNET, also called the African Women's Development and Communication Network, is an organization established in 1988 to promote women's development in Africa. FEMNET helps non-government organizations share information and approaches on women's ...
– founded 1988 *
Network for Locally Elected Women of Africa The Network for Locally Elected Women of Africa (Réseau des Femmes Elues Locales d'Afrique, REFELA) is a network of women elected local government officials in Africa. REFELA was founded in 2011.Paulina MosesLocal chapter of Refela elected '' New E ...
(REFELA) – founded 2011 *
Sande society Sande, also known as zadεgi, bundu, bundo and bondo, is a women's initiation society in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and the Ivory Coast. The Sande society initiates girls into adulthood by rituals including female genital mutilation. It is said ...
– initiating girls into adulthood * Women'sNet – South African support for women activists using technology *
WOUGNET Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) also known as ''Women of Uganda Network Development Limited'' is Ugandan non-governmental organization that aids women and women's organisations in the use and access of information and communication technologie ...
– Women of Uganda Network


Angola

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Organization of Angolan Women The Organization of Angolan Women (Portuguese: Organização Mulher Angolana (OMA)) is a political organisation in Angola, which was founded in 1962 to target women to support the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola. It was co-founded ...
(OMA) – founded 1962


Burundi

* National Women's Forum (FNF) – founded 2013


Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Dynamique des femmes jurists Dynamique des femmes jurists is a women's organisation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was co-founded in 2006 by Nelly Mbangu, director of the Democracy Research Center, who went on to become the first president of the organisation. Bac ...
– founded 2006 *
Nothing Without Women Nothing Without Women (''Rien sans les Femmes'') is a feminist organization established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2015. Nothing Without Women was formed in March 2015 as a coalition of international NGOs and local women's groups i ...
– founded 2015 *
Fifty Percent Women or Nothing Dynamic The Fifty Percent Women or Nothing Dynamic (french: dynamique 50 pourcent femmes ou rien) is a campaigning group based in South Kivu, uniting several civil society women's organizations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The group calls for f ...
- founded 2019


Egypt

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Egyptian Centre for Women's Rights The Egyptian Centre for Women's Rights (ECWR) is a civil, independent, non-governmental, non-partisan, not-for-profit organization in Egypt. It supports Egyptian woman in obtaining full rights and equality with men. In addition, the ECWR motivate ...
– founded 1996 *
Egyptian Feminist Union The Egyptian Feminist Union () was the first nationwide feminist movement in Egypt. History and profile The Egyptian Feminist Union was founded at a meeting on 6 March 1923 at the home of activist Huda Sha'arawi, who served as its first presiden ...
– founded 1923 *
Mabarrat Muhammad 'Ali Mabarrat Muhammad ῾Ali, the Muhammad ῾Ali Benevolent Society, is an Egyptian charitable women's organization established in Cairo in 1909. The origins of the organization were in a health clinic established and financed by Princess Ayn-al-Hayat ...
or Muhammad 'Ali Benevolent Society, (1909–1964)


Eswatini

* Eswatini Single Mothers Organization (SWASMO) – founded 2009


Ethiopia

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KMG Ethiopia KMG Ethiopia, also known as Kembatti Mentti Gezzima-Tope (Kembatta Women Standing Together), is an indigenous non-governmental charitable organization based in Kembata, Ethiopia, dedicated to protecting women's rights, fostering women's health an ...
– founded 1997


Ghana

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Mbaasem Foundation The Mbaasem Foundation is a foundation established by Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo in Accra, Ghana, in 2000. It is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to supporting and promoting the work of African women writers,Ama Ata Aidoo *
National Council of Ghana Women The National Council of Ghana Women (NCGW) was a Ghanaian women's organization announced by Kwame Nkrumah in 1960. It was disbanded on Nkrumah's fall in 1966. History The NCGW was established in an effort by Kwame Nkrumah's government to centrali ...
(NCGW), 1960–1966 *
National Federation of Gold Coast Women The National Federation of Gold Coast Women (NFGCW), later renamed the Ghana Federation of Women, was a women's organization in the Gold Coast (region), Gold Coast, one of the country's first women's organizations. Established by Evelyn Amarteifio i ...
(NFGCW), 1953–1960 *
Sirigu Women's Organisation for Pottery and Art Sirigu Women's Organisation for Pottery and Arts (SWOPA) is an organisation which was established by Melanie Kasise in the year 1997 to assist women of Sirigu. The organisation started with 54 women and has expanded to 345 active women. These act ...
(SWOPA), founded 1997


Ivory Coast

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Association des Femmes Ivoiriennes The Association des Femmes Ivoiriennes (AFI) or Association of Ivorian Women is a women's organization in the Ivory Coast, the women's wing of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI). History The AFI was created in 1963 by Ivory Coast's First ...
– founded 1963


Kenya

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Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organisation (MYWO) is a women's NGO that deals with issues to do with women's rights and gender equity in Kenya. It was founded by Zipporah Kittony in 1952 and has approximately 600,000 groups contributing to a total membershi ...
– founded 1952, women / yahya's rights


Liberia

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National Liberian Women's Social and Political Movement The National Liberian Women's Social and Political Movement (NLWSPM) was a Liberian women's organization founded in 1920 by Maude A. Morris. It had local branches among four tribal groups, such as Bassa Tribal Women and Grebo Tribal Women. The NL ...
(NLWSPM), 1920 by
Maude A. Morris Maude Amelia Morris, née Lyon (died 1961) was a Liberian women's rights activist and rubber farmer. Life Maude Lyon was the daughter of the US Resident Minister to Liberia, Ernest Lyon. In 1907 she married John Lewis Morris (1882-1935), who later ...
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Liberian Women's Social and Political Movement The Liberian Women's Social and Political Movement was a Liberian women's organization founded by Sarah Simpson-George in 1946. History Sarah Simpson-George was a Liberian educator. She was the sister of Clarence Lorenzo Simpson, William Tubman' ...
, founded 1946 by
Sarah Simpson-George Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pi ...


Libya

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Voice of Libyan Women The Voice of Libyan Women (VLW) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in order to advance and protect women's rights in Libya. VLW is headquartered in Tripoli and has branch offices in Zawia and Misrata. VLW is still very much a yout ...
(VLW) – founded 2011


Mali

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Association des Juristes Maliennes The Association des Juristes Maliennes (AJM), or Association of Women Jurists of Mali, is an organization which tries to promote and protect women's rights in Malian law. An apolitical organization, the AJM's membership consists of around fifty wome ...
(AJM) – founded 1988


Mauritania

* The Association of Women Heads of Households (AFCF) – founded 1999 by
Aminetou Mint El-Moctar Aminetou Mint El-Moctar (; born 13 December 1956) is a Mauritanian politician and women's rights activist. She was shortlisted for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015 and is the first Mauritanian woman to be considered for the award. Early life Mint ...


Morocco

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Amal Women's Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant Amal Women's Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant ( ar, جمعية الامل لفنون الطبخ; french: link=no, Association Amal pour les Arts culinaires en faveur des femmes nécessiteuses) is a non-profit organization in Marrakesh, Mo ...
– founded 2012 *
Democratic Association of Moroccan Women The Democratic Association of Moroccan Women (''Association Démocratique de Femmes de Maroc'', ADFM) is a Moroccan women's rights organization established in 1985. It aims to establish legislation based on equality between men and women, targeting ...
– founded 1985 * Association Solidarité Féminine – founded 1985 by
Aïcha Chenna Aïcha Chenna (, also Romanized as Aïcha Ech-Chenna; 14 August 1941 – 25 September 2022) was a Moroccan social worker, women's rights advocate and activist. A registered nurse, she began working with disadvantaged women as an employee of the ...
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Miss Moto Maroc Miss Moto Maroc is the first all-female motorcycle club in Morocco, the Arab world and in Africa. The club was founded in Casablanca by Dalia Mosbah in 2011. Mosbah claims that the other motorcycle clubs in Morocco were exclusively for men and deci ...
– founded 2011


Mozambique

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Organization of Mozambican Women The Organization of Mozambican Women ( ''OMM'') is the women's section of FRELIMO. Founded in 1973, during the Mozambican War of Independence, in recognition of women's growing roles in the conflict against Portuguese colonialism, the OMM was creat ...
– founded 1973


Namibia

* Epako Women's Center – founded 2011 *
Namibia Women's Action for Equality Party Namibia Women's Action for Equality Party was a political party in Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and A ...
– founded 1994 *
Sister Namibia Sister Namibia, formerly known as the Sister Namibia Collective, is a feminist nonpartisan non-governmental organization (NGO) located in Windhoek, Namibia. The organization was established in 1989 on the eve of the Namibia's independence from Sout ...
– founded 1989


Nigeria

* DeltaWomen – founded 2010 * International Women's Society – founded 1957 *
National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes The National Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (NANP) is a professional organization based in Nigeria to assist adult sex workers. The organization was formed out of opposition to the country's prostitution laws which criminalize sex work and al ...
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National Centre for Women Development The National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) is a Nigerian state-owned enterprise based in Abuja. It was established in 1997. History The NWCD was commissioned on 17 October 1997, and modelled on the United Nations International Research and T ...
(NCWD) – founded 1997 * National Commission for Women (NCW) – founded 1988 * Rural Women Energy Security (RUWES) – founded 2013 *
Women in Management, Business and Public Service Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) is a Nigerian non-profit organization that seeks to empower women. History The establishment of WIMBIZ was conceptualized by Chichi Okonjo, the only man among the founding members of the ...
(WIMBIZ) – founded 2001 *
Women Consortium of Nigeria Women Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON) is a Nonprofit organization, non-profit organisation headquartered in Lagos Nigeria. It was established by the late Chief Olabisi Olateru-Olagbegi in 1993 for the promotion of the rights of women and children in N ...
(WOCON) – founded 1993 by
Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi (4 August 1953 – 17 December 2015) was a Nigerian activist and the Director of the Women Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON). She was a prolific writer and author of the book "Path to Women’s Development: Thoughts, Vision and Pa ...
* Women in Nigeria (WIN) – founded 1982 *
Women's Technology Empowerment Centre The Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) is a non-profit organization that provides technology education for women and girls in Nigeria. W.TEC offers services and programs including mentoring, training, technology camps, awareness campai ...
(W.TEC) – founded 2008


Republic of the Congo

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African Women's Union of the Congo The African Women's Union of Congo (french: Union des femmes africaines au Congo, abbreviated U.F.A.C.) was a women's organization in Congo-Brazzaville. U.F.A.C. was closely associated with the Congolese Youth Union The Congolese Youth Union (fre ...
(UFAC) *
Femmes-Caïmans ''Femmes-Caïmans'' was a women's organization in the Congo-Brazzaville, the women's wing of the UDDIA party led by Fulbert Youlou. Youlou had assisted the funding of the organization in 1956.Bernault, Florence. Démocraties ambiguës en Afrique cen ...
– founded 1956


Rwanda

* Pro-Femmes Twese Hamwe – founded 1992


Senegal

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Henriette-Bathily Women's Museum The Henriette-Bathily Women's Museum (in French: ''Musée de la Femme Henriette-Bathily'') is a museum which was located on Gorée, an island on the coast of Senegal, across from the House of Slaves museum. In May 2015, it moved to Dakar, at the ...
– opened 1994 *
Yewwu-Yewwi ''Yewwu-Yewwi'' is a Senegalese feminist organization, "the first feminist movement in Senegal". Liberal feminist in orientation, the group is led by educated Muslim Senegalese women. The name Yewwu-Yewwi is taken from a Wolof language, Wolof phrase ...
– founded 1984


Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone Women's Movement The Sierra Leone Women's Movement (SLWM) was a Sierra Leonean women's organization founded by Constance Cummings-John in 1951 in collaboration with women leaders from Sierra Leone markets. The SWLM was founded in the aftermath of a 1951 Freetown de ...
(SLWM) – founded 1951 by
Constance Cummings-John Constance Cummings-John (1918 – 21 February 2000) was a Sierra Leonean educationist and politician. She was the first woman in Africa to join a municipal council and in 1966 became the first woman to serve as mayor of Freetown. She was based in ...
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National Congress of Sierra Leone Women The National Congress of Sierra Leone Women (NCSLW) was a Sierra Leonean women's organization, the women's wing of the All People's Congress The All People's Congress (APC) is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, the other ...
(NCSLW) – founded 1960


Somalia

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Abay Siti Abay Siti ( Eng: ''Lady Sister''; ar, سيدة الأخت) is a Somali female institution dating back to early 19th century urban Somalia. The institution incorporated Somali tradition and Islam and was established as a result of women being ex ...
– founded 19th century *
IIDA Women's Development Organisation IIDA Women's Development Organisation is a non-governmental organisation based in Mogadishu, Somalia. Its work is centered on peacebuilding, active citizenship for women, and other initiatives in the local education, health and economy sectors. E ...
– founded 1991 *
Puntland Women Lawyers Association Puntland Women Lawyers Association (PUWLA) is a Somali organization that had visible impact on communities in the Puntland region in the aspect of legal services and access to justice for women, which changed the status quo. Through PUWLA, Puntla ...
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Sixth Clan The Sixth Clan is a women's network active in Somali politics founded by Asha Haji Elmi. The name stems from the fact that traditionally Somalia's society is said to consist of five major clans. The "sixth clan" is the pan-Somali women's movement ...
– founded 2002 by
Asha Haji Elmi Asha Haji Elmi ( so, Caasha Xaaji Cilmi, ar, عائشة حاجي علمي) (born 1962) is a Somali politician and peace activist. As of August 2012, she is a former member of the Federal Parliament of Somalia. Background Elmi was born in 1962 ...
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Somali Women's Democratic Organization Somali Women's Democratic Organization (SWDO) was a women's organization in Somalia, founded in 1977. It belonged to the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party during the regime of President Siad Barre. History The SWDO was established with the sup ...
– founded 1977


South Africa

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African National Congress Women's League The African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) is an auxiliary women's political organization of the African National Congress (ANC) of South Africa. This organization has its precedent in the Bantu Women's League, and it oscillated from b ...
– founded 1948, replacing Bantu Women's League founded 1918 by Charlotte Maxeke *
Natal Organisation of Women The Natal Organisation of Women (NOW) was a regional women's organization in South Africa in the KwaZulu-Natal, Natal area. NOW was founded in 1983 and affiliated with the United Democratic Front (South Africa), United Democratic Front (UDF). NOW in ...
– founded 1983 *
National Movement of Rural Women The National Movement of Rural Women (NMRW) is a nonprofit, grassroots organization founded in South Africa in 1990. It was formerly known as the Rural Women's Movement (RWM). The purpose of NMRW was to give a voice to rural women in South Africa. ...
(NMRW) – founded 1990 *
Women Forward Women Forward (WF) is a South African political party founded aimed at uplifting women and advocating for women's rights. Initially formed to contest the 2009 South African General elections, the party grew and began running for elections itse ...
– founded 2008 *
Women’s Enfranchisement Association of the Union {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2022 Women's Enfranchisement Association of the Union (WEAU) was a women's organization in South Africa, founded in 1911.Ian Christopher Fletcher, Philippa Levine, Laura E. Nym Mayhall :Women's Suffrage in the British Emp ...
– founded 1911


Uganda

* Association of Uganda Professional Women in Agriculture and Environment * Eliezah Foundation Initiative Uganda – founded 2005 *
FEMRITE FEMRITE – Uganda Women Writers' Association, founded in 1995, is an NGO based in Kampala, Uganda, whose programmes focus on developing and publishing women writers in Uganda and—more recently—in the East African region. ...
– women writers association, founded 1995 *
Uganda Women Parliamentary Association The Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) is an all-party parliamentary caucus established during the 5th parliament of Uganda (1989-1994). It comprises all women MPs, though also allows male MPs to be associates or honorary members. UWO ...
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Uganda Women's Network The Uganda Women's Network (UWONET) is a Ugandan non-governmental organization (NGO) working to advance public policy regarding women's rights. It is an umbrella organisation of national women's NGOs and individuals operating in East Africa. Th ...
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Women At Work International Women At Work International (WAWI) is non profit organization located in Kampala, Uganda found by Halima Namakula. Since 2003 Women At Work International has been helping to empower children and women to claim equal rights, access to health servic ...
– founded 2003 *
WOUGNET Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) also known as ''Women of Uganda Network Development Limited'' is Ugandan non-governmental organization that aids women and women's organisations in the use and access of information and communication technologie ...
– founded 2000


Zambia

* Zambia Alliance of Women – founded 1978 *
Zambian National Women's Lobby The Zambian National Women's Lobby (NWLG, National Women's Lobby Group, ZNWL) is a Zambian organization whose mission is to "bridge the gender inequality, gender gap in political decision making by advocating for increased women's participation a ...
– founded 1991


Zimbabwe

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Akashinga Akashinga is an all-female anti-poaching group in Zimbabwe. The group is the subject of a 2020 documentary titled ''Akashinga: The Brave Ones''. History Akashinga was founded in 2017. The women of Akashinga were recruited by Australian conserva ...
– founded 2017 *
Zimbabwe Women Writers Zimbabwe Women Writers (ZWW) is an organization for women writers established in 1990 in Zimbabwe. It was "the first women's organization in Zimbabwe and in Southern Africa to address gender imbalance through writing and publishing". Established i ...
– founded 1990 * Zimbabwe Women's Bureau – founded 1978 *
Zimbabwe Women's Resource Centre and Network The Zimbabwe Women's Resource Centre and Network (ZWRCN) is a gender and development organization established in 1990 in Harare.Hope Chigudu, 'The Zimbabwe Women’s Resource Centre and Network', ''Development in Practice'', Vol. 7, No. 2 (May 1997 ...
– founded 1990


Asia

* All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) *
Arab Feminist Union Arab Feminist Union (AFU), also called All-Arab Feminist Union, General Arab Feminist Union and Arab Women's Union, was an umbrella organisation of feminist associations from Arab countries, founded in 1945.Weber, C. (2001). Unveiling Scheherazade: ...
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Honour for Women National Campaign The Honour for Women National Campaign is a nationwide movement in India to end violence against women. The movement was founded by women’s rights activist Manasi Pradhan in the year 2009. Launched under the aegis of OYSS Women, the movemen ...
– India *
OYSS Women OYSS Women is a non-profit organization engaged in empowering women in India. It was founded in 1987 by women's rights activist Manasi Pradhan. Activities The organization undertakes activities in the field of women education, vocational traini ...
*
Na'amat Na'amat ( he, נעמת) is an Israeli and international women's organization affiliated with the Labour Zionist Movement. Na'amat was founded in 1921. Etymology Na'amat is an acronym for ''Nashim Ovdot U'Mitnadvot'' ( he, נשים עובדות ...
– Israel-based women's organization *
National Alliance of Taiwan Women's Associations The National Alliance of Taiwan Women's Associations (NATWA) (''Chinese:'' 臺灣婦女團體全國聯合會) is the only umbrella group for organizations promoting women's interests across the island of Taiwan. The Alliance is both a Non-governmen ...
(NATWA) * WomensHub – Philippines support for women activists using technology


Afghanistan

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Afghan Women's Business Federation The Afghan Women's Business Federation is an organization for the promotion of the welfare and rights of women workers in Afghanistan with 55 active Associations and Unions. It was established on October 2, 2005, when USAID The United States Ag ...
– founded 2005 *
Afghan Women's Council The Afghan Women's Council (AWC) (also known as the ''Women's Council'') was a women's organization. In Afghanistan. It was a non-profit organization that strived to help Afghan women and children by improving their living condition as well as raisi ...
– founded 1978 *
Afghan Women's Network The Afghan Women's Network (AWN) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) which was created in 1996 by Afghan women following the World Conference on Women in Beijing and works to "empower women and ensure their equal participation in Afghan socie ...
– founded 1996 *
Anjuman-i Himayat-i-Niswan Anjuman-i Himayat-i-Niswan ('Association for the Protection of Women') was a women's organization in Afghanistan, founded in 1928.Julie Billaud: Kabul Carnival: Gender Politics in Postwar Afghanistan' It was the first women's organization in Afghan ...
– founded 1928 *
Democratic Women's Organisation of Afghanistan The Democratic Women's Organisation of Afghanistan (DOAW) (''Sazman-e Zanan-e Dimukratik-e Afghanistan'') was a women's organisation in Afghanistan, founded in 1965. It was a component of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA). It pla ...
– founded 1965 *
Kapisa Women's Center The Kapisa Women's Center was opened in Mahmud Raqi, Kapisa Province, Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the cros ...
– founded 2008 * Ministry of Women's Affairs (Afghanistan) – founded 2001 * Women for Afghan Women – founded 2001 *
Women's Welfare Association {{Short description, Afghani women's organization Muassasa-i Khayriyya-i Zanan ('Women's Welfare Association') or (WWA), also known as the 'Women's Society' and from 1975 called '(Afghan) Women's Institute (WI)', was a women's organization in Afghan ...
– founded 1946 * Young Women for Change – founded 2011


Bahrain

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Supreme Council for Women The Supreme Council for Women (SCW) is Bahrain’s advisory body to the government on women's issues. It is chaired by Sheikha Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, the wife of Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The current Secretary General of ...
– advisory body to the government


Bangladesh

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Bangladesh Homeworkers Women Association Bangladesh Homeworkers Women Association, also known as BHWA, is an NGO, headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is mostly known for working with the underprivileged homeworkers, also known as home-based workers by initiating social awareness progra ...
* Bangladesh Mahila Parishad – founded 1970 * Bangladesh Mahila Samiti * Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association


China

* Tiananmen Mothers – founded 1989


East Timor

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Rede Feto ''Rede Feto Timor Leste'' (Tetum for "the Women's Network of East Timor") is an umbrella organisation for women's groups in East Timor. ''Rede Feto'' is built upon its constituency – 18 women’s organizations coming from throughout the nation. I ...
– established 2000, umbrella organization


India

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All Bengal Women's Union The All Bengal Women's Union was started in the 1932, when a group of women in West Bengal formed a cadre of like-minded women to help their helpless, exploited and victimized fellow women. The genesis of the group lay in the fact that trafficki ...
, founded 1932 *
All India Federation of Women Lawyers All India Federation of Women Lawyers is an association of Indian women lawyers. The federation was established in 2007. It is a registered association under the Society's Registration Act. The federation is affiliated with International Federat ...
* All India Women's Conference, founded 1927 *
Association of Theologically Trained Women of India The Association of Theologically Trained Women of India (ATTWI) is an association of Indian women theologians which was constituted in 1979 in Chennai. It is an ecumenical organisation with more than 500 members. History In 1977, Shanti Solomon ...
* Bharatiya Grameen Mahila Sangh (National Association of Rural Women India) * Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (Indian Muslim Women's Movement) *
Bhumata Brigade The Bhumata Brigade is a Pune-based social activist organization founded in 2010 in the state of Maharashtra, India, dedicated to fighting against injustice to women and against corruption. The organization's founder is Indian gender equality activi ...
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Centre for Equality and Inclusion Centre for Equity and Inclusion (CEQUIN),is a non-governmental organisation based in New Delhi India, that promotes the equal rights of women and girls, to lead a violence-free life, develop their abilities, own and manage their resources, as w ...
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Centre for Women's Development Studies The Centre for Women's Development Studies (CWDS) was founded in 1980 by a group of scholars and activists committed to expanding and transforming accepted notions of gender-related research and action across the social sciences. The establishme ...
* Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs *
Friends of Women's World Banking Friends of Women's World Banking, India, often shortened to ''Friends of WWB, India'', or just ''FWWB'', is an Indian Asian Professional Exchange, APEX organization that assists microfinance and microenterprise organizations. Founded in 198 ...
* Gulabi Gang *
Honour for Women National Campaign The Honour for Women National Campaign is a nationwide movement in India to end violence against women. The movement was founded by women’s rights activist Manasi Pradhan in the year 2009. Launched under the aegis of OYSS Women, the movemen ...
* Indian Women Scientists' Association * Mahila Atma Raksha Samiti, women's rights * Ministry of Women and Child Development * Msf Haritha, founded 2012, empowering women *
Nari Mukti Sangh Nari Mukti Sangh () (English: ''Women's Liberation Association'') is a women's organisation in India, with a base of supporters in Bihar and Jharkhand. The organisation was founded in March 1990, during a women's conference at Talekocha in Giridi ...
founded 1990, women's liberation *
Odanadi Seva Trust Odanadi Seva Samsthe (Odanadi Seva Trust) is a social, non-governmental organisation based in Mysore, which has been working for the rescue, rehabilitation, reintegration and empowerment of trafficked and sexually exploited women and children. E ...
, founded 1984, trafficking *
OYSS Women OYSS Women is a non-profit organization engaged in empowering women in India. It was founded in 1987 by women's rights activist Manasi Pradhan. Activities The organization undertakes activities in the field of women education, vocational traini ...
*
Project Nanhi Kali Project Nanhi Kali is an Indian non-governmental organisation that supports education for underprivileged girls in India. History Founded by Anand Mahindra in 1996, it is jointly managed by the Naandi Foundation and the KC Mahindra Education ...
, supporting girls' education *
RAHI Foundation The RAHI Foundation (Recovering and Healing from Incest) is a support centre, based in New Delhi, India. The Foundation was established in August 1996 by Anuja Gupta and Ashwini Ailawadi on the basis of the prestigious Fellowship for Population ...
, incest and abuse support * Sabala Organization, women's empowerment *
Sanlaap Sanlaap is an Indian feminist non-governmental organisation, established by Indrani Sinha in 1987 in Calcutta. Based in Calcutta, the group aims to protect the human rights of women and girls. Sanlaap is a developmental organisation that work ...
, women's rights *
Self Employed Women's Association Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA), meaning "service" in several Indian languages, is a trade union based in Ahmedabad, India, that promotes the rights of low-income, independently employed female workers. With over 1.6 million particip ...
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Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad (), popularly known as Lijjat, is an Indian women's worker cooperative involved in manufacturing of various fast-moving consumer goods. The organisation's main objective is empowering women by providing them e ...
, women's cooperative * Working Women's Forum, founded 1976, empowering poor women


Indonesia

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Aisyiyah Aisyiyah ( ar, عائشية, lit=followers of Aisha, translit=ʿĀʾishiyah) is an Islamic non-governmental organization in Indonesia dedicated to female empowerment and charitable work. It was formed on 19 May 1917 by Nyai Ahmad Dahlan to facili ...
, founded 1917, women's empowerment *
Gerakan Wanita Sosialis Gerakan Wanita Sosialis was a women's organization in Indonesia. It was the women's wing of the Socialist Party of Indonesia (PSI). Before the founding of GWS, PSI had relied on close political contacts with another women's organization, Isteri-Sed ...
* Isteri-Sedar *
Murba Women's Union The Murba Women's Union ( id, Persatuan Wanita Murba, 'Murba' approximately meaning 'proletariat, proletarian'), abbreviated Perwamu, was an Indonesian women's organization. Perwamu was founded on September 17, 1950. It was politically linked to the ...
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Wanita Indonesia ''Wanita Indonesia'' ('Indonesian Woman') was a women's organization in Indonesia. It was the women's wing of the ''Partai Indonesia Raya'' ('Great Indonesia Party'). Wanita Indonesia was founded on September 11, 1953. The profile of the organizatio ...
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Working Women's Front The Working Women's Front ( id, Barisan Buruh Wanita, BBW) was a women's organization in Indonesia, founded in 1945. BBW emerged through the merger of various women's workers groups. S.K. Trimurti was the leader of BBW. BBW was linked to the Barisan ...


Iran

* Jam'iyat-e Nesvan-e Vatankhah, founded 1918 *
Kanoun-e-Banovan Kanoun-e-Banovan ('Ladies’ Center') was an Iranian women's rights organization, founded on 14 October 1935. It played an important part in the Kashf-e hijab reform against compulsory hijab (veiling). In 1932, the Second Eastern Women's Congr ...
, founded 1935 * 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 The Iraqi Women's League was an Iraqi women's organization, founded as League for Defending Iraqi Woman's Rights in 1952, which changed the name of Iraqi Women's League in 1958. Saddam Hussein's 1979 rise to power resulted in a crackdown on membe ...
, founded in the 1950s *
Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq The Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) is an organization which campaigns in favour of women's rights in Iraq, and against political Islam and against the US/UK occupation of Iraq. It was founded in 2003. Its director is Yanar Mohammed ...
, founded 2003 * Republican Women's Organization, founded 1960


Israel

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Bat Shalom Bat Shalom is one of the organizations of the Coalition of Women for a Just Peace. They are a feminist Israeli-Palestinian non-governmental organization, a merging of two previous organizations: Israel’s Bat Shalom, and the Jerusalem Center fo ...
, Jewish and Arab women for peace, established 1994 *
Coalition of Women for Peace The Coalition of Women for Peace ( he, קואליציית נשים לשלום) is an umbrella organization of women's groups in Israel, established in November 2000. It describes itself as "a feminist organization against the occupation of Pales ...
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Haifa Women's Coalition The Haifa Women's Coalition is a coalition of four women's organizations in the Israeli city of Haifa: ''Isha l'Isha – Haifa Feminist Center'', ''Kayan – Feminist Organization'', ''Haifa Rape Crisis Center'', and Aswat. The coalition works for ...
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Israel Women's Network Israel Women's Network (IWN) is a feminist non-partisan civil society organization founded in Jerusalem in 1984. IWN's mission is to advance the status of women in Israel by promoting equality through a range of projects and methods. Backgroun ...
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Machsom Watch Machsom Watch, or Checkpoint Watch, is a group of Israeli women who monitor and document the conduct of soldiers and policemen at checkpoints in the West Bank.Na'amat Na'amat ( he, נעמת) is an Israeli and international women's organization affiliated with the Labour Zionist Movement. Na'amat was founded in 1921. Etymology Na'amat is an acronym for ''Nashim Ovdot U'Mitnadvot'' ( he, נשים עובדות ...
, affiliated with the Labour Zionist Movement * Women of the Wall *
Women's International Zionist Organization The Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO; he, ויצו ') is a volunteer organization dedicated to social welfare in all sectors of Israeli society, the advancement of the status of women, and Jewish education in Israel and the Diasp ...


Japan

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Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center (AJWRC) is a non-governmental organisation founded in 1994 that advocates gender equality, the end of violence against women, a more just society, and environmentally sustainable development. AJWRC holds events ...
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Chifuren Chifuren (also National League of Regional Women's Organizations or National Federation of Regional Women's Organizations, ''Zen Nihon chiiki fujin dantai renraku kyōgikai'') is one of the largest women's organizations operating in Japan. Chifuren ...
(National League of Regional Women's Organizations) *
League of Women Voters of Japan The League of Women Voters of Japan (''Nihon'' ''Fujin Yūkensha Dōmei'') is a Japanese NGO advocating equal rights for women. It was established by Senator Fusae Ichikawa and other feminists in 1945, when Japanese women obtained the right to vote ...
, established 1945 *
New Japan Women's League The New Japan Women's League (NJWL or ''Shin Nihon Fujin Dōmei'') was a non-partisan women's organization in Japan formed by Fusae Ichikawa on November 3, 1945, after WWII. The NJWL was established to improve women's legal status in Japan, gain wo ...
, established 1946 * New Women's Association (1920–1922) * Sekirankai, women's socialist organization


Lebanon

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Syrian-Lebanese Women's Union {{Expand Swedish, Syrian-Lebanese Women's Union, date=March 2022 The Syrian-Lebanese Women's Union (al-Ittihad al-Nisa'i al-Suri al-Lubnani) was a women's organization in Lebanon and Syria, founded in the 1920s and active until 1946. It has also be ...
, founded 1920


Malaysia

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All Women's Action Society The All Women's Action Society (AWAM) is a feminist non-profit organization based in Malaysia. The organization was established in 1985 following a workshop held by the Joint Action Group. The group works on a local and national level to empower ...
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Sisters in Islam Sisters in Islam (SIS) is a Malaysian civil society organisation committed to promoting the rights of women within the frameworks of Islam and universal human rights. Its efforts to promote the rights of Muslim women are based on the principles ...
, founded 1988 *
Women's Aid Organisation Women's Aid Organisation (WAO) is a Malaysian non-governmental organisation that fights for women's rights and specifically against violence against women. It was founded in 1982 and continues to play a leading role in the Malaysian women's right ...
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Asian Women's Leadership University Project Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...


Nepal

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ABC Nepal Agroforestry, Basic Health, and Cooperative Nepal (ABC Nepal) is a nonprofit, non governmental organisation working in Nepal that focuses on women's rights and works against human trafficking in Nepal. Created in 1987, ABC Nepal was among the fir ...
* Nepal Progressive Women's Federation * Rastriya Janashakti Mahila Sangh *
Women LEAD Women LEAD is a non-governmental organization that provides women's leadership development training and advocacy in Nepal. It is based in Kathmandu, Nepal and Arlington, Virginia in the United States. The group originated as a leadership developm ...


Myanmar

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Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation () is a non-governmental organisation based in Myanmar in promoting the welfare and advancement of Burmese women. This organisation is noticed by UN, WWF, Asia Regional Cooperation to Prevent People Trafficki ...
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Shan Women's Action Network The Shan Women's Action Network ( my, ရှမ်းအမျိုးသမီးရေးရာ ဆက်သွယ်လှုပ်ရှားဆောင်ရွက်ရေးအသင်း: abbreviated SWAN) is an organisation of Shan ...
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Women's League of Burma The Women's League of Burma is a community-based organisation working on the rights of women from Burma, with a focus on systematic sexual violence in ethnic areas, and women's involvement in political processes, especially in the peace process. I ...
, founded 1999


North Korea

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Socialist Women's Union of Korea The Socialist Women's Union of Korea (; formerly the Korean Democratic Women's Union, KDWU; ) is a mass organization for Women in North Korea, women in North Korea. Founded in 1945 as the North Korea Democratic Women's League, it is the oldest a ...


Pakistan

* All Pakistan Women's Association, founded 1949 * Aurat Foundation, founded 1986 *
Blue Veins (Pakistan) Blue Veins is based in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is a women's health advocacy group that has dedicated itself to providing medical information to poor and rural women in Pakistan. Blue Veins is involved in helping women secure the ...
, health advocacy *
Pakistan Federation of Business and Professional Women Pakistan Federation of Business and Professional Women is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. See also * Women in Pakistan * All Pakistan Women's Association * Aurat Foundation * Blue Veins * Women's Action Forum * Women's rights * Women in Islam ...
*
Pakistan Foreign Office Women's Association Pakistan Foreign Office Women's Association (PFOWA) is a non-political, non profit, charitable organization, dedicated to the welfare of the low paid employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and their families. It aims to assist their children ...
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Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) (Persian:جمعیت انقلابی زنان افغانستان, ''Jamiʿat-e Enqelābi-ye Zanān-e Afghānestān'', Pashto:د افغانستان د ښڅو انقلابی جمعیت) ...
, moved to Pakistan in early 1980s *
Sindhiani Tahreek Sindhiani Tahreek ( sd, سنڌياڻي تحريڪ, "Sindhi women's movement") (also known as The Sindhiyani Tehreek) is a women-led political organization formed by rural women in Sindh, the southern province of Pakistan. History Sindhiyani Teh ...
(Sindhi women's movement) *
Tehrik-e-Niswan Tehrik-e-Niswan ( ur, ) (The Women’s Movement) is a women's organization in Pakistan. Tehrik-e-Niswan was formed in 1979 in Karachi, Sindh by Sheema Kermani. Tehrik-e-Niswan was founded in 1979 to use the performing arts as a medium for giving ...
(The Woman's Movement) * Women Media Center *
Women’s Action Forum Women's Action Forum (WAF) is a women's rights organization in Pakistan. History Women's Action Forum (WAF) was established in Karachi in September, 1981Arab Women's Executive Committee The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, No ...
, founded 1929 *
General Union of Palestinian Women The General Union of Palestinian Women or (GUPW) is the official representative of Palestinian women within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). It was established in 1965 as a body in the PLO with the goal of creating an active role fo ...
, founded 1965


Philippines

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Third World Movement Against the Exploitation of Women Third World Movement Against the Exploitation of Women (TW-MAE-W) started on Human Rights Day, 10 December 1980, led by Sister Mary Soledad Perpinan. It is directed towards the liberation of women from all kinds of oppression and exploitation bas ...


Qatar

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Qatari Women Association The Qatari Women Association is made up of Qatari citizens only, they pose in media projects that either be religious or social. Some of the projects reached the worldwide repercussions such as "Reflect your respect" which was launched in the "Fox ...


Singapore

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Young Women Muslim Association of Singapore The Young Women Muslim Association of Singapore (YWMA) or more commonly known as Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapura (PPIS), (in Malay), is the oldest Muslim women organization in the world, and a household name for the Muslim community in Singapore ...


South Korea

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Chanyang-hoe Chanyang-hoe or Chanyanghoe (English: 'Promotion Society' or "Praise and Encouragement Association") was a Korean feminist organization, founded in 1898. It has been referred to as the first women's organization in Korea (though Sunseong-hoe was ...
, founded 1898 *
Korea Women's Hot Line Korea Women's Hot Line is a non-profit women's rights activist group, protecting women's rights from all kinds of violence and advancing women's social position as well as establishing gender equality in the spheres of family, work, and society. I ...
*
Korean Women's Associations United Korean Women's Associations United (KWAU or ''Yǒsǒng tanch'e yǒnhap'') is an umbrella organization made up of 33 other associations in order to focus on women's issues in South Korea. Along with the Korean National Council of Women (KNCW), KWAU h ...
, founded 1987 * Korean Women Workers Association, founded 1987


Syria

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Syrian-Lebanese Women's Union {{Expand Swedish, Syrian-Lebanese Women's Union, date=March 2022 The Syrian-Lebanese Women's Union (al-Ittihad al-Nisa'i al-Suri al-Lubnani) was a women's organization in Lebanon and Syria, founded in the 1920s and active until 1946. It has also be ...
, founded 1920 * General Union of Syrian Women, founded 1967 *
Kongreya Star Kongra Star (Kurdish for ''Star Congress''), founded in 2005 under the name of Yekîtiya Star (Kurdish for ''Star Union of Women''), is a confederation of women’s organizations in Rojava, Syria. The name ''Star'' "refers to the ancient Mesopoam ...
, founded 2005


Taiwan

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Foundation of Women's Rights Promotion and Development Foundation of Women's Rights Promotion and Development (FWRPD; ), a center of information and resource for all women in Taiwan, "dedicated to the enhancement and development of women's rights", is funded and established by Taiwanese government. FWRP ...
*
National Alliance of Taiwan Women's Associations The National Alliance of Taiwan Women's Associations (NATWA) (''Chinese:'' 臺灣婦女團體全國聯合會) is the only umbrella group for organizations promoting women's interests across the island of Taiwan. The Alliance is both a Non-governmen ...
, founded 2001


Thailand

* Anjaree, gay rights *
Shan Women's Action Network The Shan Women's Action Network ( my, ရှမ်းအမျိုးသမီးရေးရာ ဆက်သွယ်လှုပ်ရှားဆောင်ရွက်ရေးအသင်း: abbreviated SWAN) is an organisation of Shan ...


United Arab Emirates

* Dubai Women Establishment, established 2006


Yemen

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Adeni Women´s Club {{Expand Swedish, date=November 2022, Adeni Women´s Club Adeni Women's Club was a women's organization in Yemen, founded in 1943. It was the first organisation of women's rights in Yemen, and the beginning of the women's rights movement in Yemen. ...
, founded in 1943 *
General Union of Yemeni Women {{Expand Swedish, date=November 2022, General Union of Yemeni Women General Union of Yemeni Women (GUYW) was a women's organization in South Yemen, founded in 1968. It belonged to the National Liberation Front (South Yemen) (NLF) during the regime ...
, founded in 1968 * Women National Committee, founded 1996, government body *
Yemeni Women's Union The Yemeni Women's Union (YWU) is a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) founded in 1990. Its purpose is to promote women's civil rights and to empower women in Yemen. The current chairperson of the Yemeni Women's Union is Fathiye Abdullah. About ...
, founded in 1990


Europe

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European Feminist Forum The European Feminist Forum (EFF) was a web-based space for dialogue for feminists in Europe. Launched in April 2007, EFF served as an initiative to create dialogue and incite change in Europe. The site was available in English, Spanish, French an ...
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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 ...
*
National Alliance of Women's Organisations NAWO or the National Alliance of Women's Organisations is a London-based umbrella organisation dedicated to promoting women's human rights with a special focus on gender and Europe. It was founded in 1989 and has 140 members, both women's organi ...
*
Terre des Femmes Terre des Femmes (French, translation: Women's Earth) is a German non-profit-organisation committed to human rights for girls and women. The vision of the organisation is a world in which all people are equal, independent and free, irrespective of ...
* Zonta International, founded 1919, NGO Member Council of Europe, UN Consultative status


Albania

*
Gruaja Shiqiptare Gruaja Shqiptare was a women's organization in Albania, active between 1928 and 1939. It was a state supported women's rights organization with the task of promoting government policy in women's rights. History Prior to the national organization G ...


Austria

* Allgemeiner Österreichischer Frauenverein


Azerbaijan

*
Ali Bayramov Club The Ali Bayramov Club was the first club for women in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Club offered a variety of vocational skills and training to women, in additional to cultural and leisure activities. Its main focus was campaigning for women's unveili ...
, first women's organization in Azerbaijan, founded in 1920.


Belgium

* Cercle des Femmes Peintres (1888–1893) *
Ligue belge du droit des femmes The Belgian League for the Rights of Women (french: italic=no, Ligue belge du droit des femmes) was a political association founded in Belgium in 1892. Established by Marie Popelin and her lawyer Louis Frank, it was created in response to the re ...
, founded in 1892 in support of women's rights *
Union des femmes de Wallonie The Union des Femmes de Wallonie (Union of Women of Wallonia) was a Belgian women's association founded in 1912 by Léonie de Waha, assisted by Marguerite Delchef, to stimulate interest in Walloon culture and politics. Initially, it encouraged wo ...
, founded in 1912 for women in the French-speaking province of Wallonia


Bulgaria

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Bulgarian Women's Union The Bulgarian Women's Union (Bulgarian: ''Български женски съюз,'' 'Balgarski Zhenski Sayuz' \'b&l-gar-ski 'zhen-ski s&-'yuz\), was a women's rights organisation active in Bulgaria from 1901 to 1944. In 1901, the organisation w ...
or ''Balgarski Zhenski Sayuz'' (1901–1944), umbrella organization


Czech Republic

* Ženský Klub Český * Women's National Council


Denmark

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Danish Women's Defence Association The Danske Kvinders Forsvarsforening (DKF), or Danish Women's Defence Association, was a Danish women's organization established in 1907 to improve the readiness of the Danish armed forces as tensions increased across Europe. With a membership of ...
(Danske Kvinders Forsvarsforening), 1907–1921, in support of Denmark's neutrality *
Danish Women's Society The Danish Women's Society or DWS ( da, Dansk Kvindesamfund) is Denmark's oldest women's rights organization. It was founded in 1871 by activist Matilde Bajer and her husband Fredrik Bajer; Fredrik was a Member of Parliament and the 1908 Nobel Peac ...
(Dansk Kvindesamfund), world's oldest women's rights organization, founded 1871 *
De Danske Husmoderforeninger De Danske Husmoderforeninger or DDH (The Danish Housewives Associations), later Aktive Kvinder i Danmark (Active Women in Denmark), was established on 15 May 1920 as the central organization covering the many local housewives associations in Denma ...
(The Danish Housewives Associations) *
Fødselsstiftelsen Fødselsstiftelsen, also referred to as Fødsels- og Plejestiftelsen (antiquated spelling: Fødsels- og Pleiestiftelsen; Literal translation: Maternity and Caring Institution), was a Danish maternity institution in Amaliegade in Copenhagen, Denma ...
(Maternity Institution) *
Kvindevalgretsforeningen Kvindevalgretsforeningen (KVF), or the Women's Suffrage Association, was a Danish organization established by Line Luplau in 1889 specifically to promote women's suffrage. The association not only organized meetings on voting rights but participat ...
(Women's Suffrage Association), women's organization (1889–1898) specifically focused on suffrage *
Kvindelig Fremskridtsforening The Kvindelig Fremskridtsforening (KF), or Women's Progress Association, was a Danish women's association which was founded in 1885 by Matilde Bajer and Elisabeth Ouchterlony. They had both been co-founders of the Danish Women's Society (Dansk Kvi ...
(Women's Progress Association) (1885–1893), focus on women's voting rights *
Kvindelige Kunstneres Samfund Kvindelige Kunstneres Samfund (KKS) or Society of Female Artists is a Danish organization which strives to enable women to work as professional artists on equal terms with their male counterparts. KKS was founded by the painters Marie Henriques an ...
(Society of Female Artists), founded 1916 *
Kvindelig Læseforening Kvindelig Læserforening (English: Women Readers' Association) was a membership-based, private library for women which existed from 1872 until 1945 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Its former building on Gammel Mønt (No. 1) is designed by Ulrik Plesner. I ...
(Women Readers' Association), 1872–1945 * Kvinderådet (The Women's Council in Denmark), Danish arm of the
International Council of Women The International Council of Women (ICW) is a women's rights organization working across national boundaries for the common cause of advocating human rights for women. In March and April 1888, women leaders came together in Washington, D.C., with ...
* KVINFO, The Danish Center for Research on Women and Gender *
Landsforbundet for Kvinders Valgret Landsforbundet for Kvinders Valgret or LKV (National Association for Women's Suffrage), was a Danish association for women's suffrage, active from 1907 until 1915. As the Danish Women's Society was initially not strongly committed to women's suff ...
(National Federation for Women's Right to Vote) * Lesbian Movement (''Lesbisk Bevægelse''), 1974–1985 *
Ligestillingsrådet Ligestillingsrådet or the Danish Equal Opportunities Council was attached to the Danish Ministry of State (prime-minister's office) from 1975 to 2000. It coordinated legislation and claims in connection with the government's equal opportunities ...
, The Danish Equal Opportunities Council, 1975–2000 * Red Stocking Movement (''Rødstrømpebevægelsen'') 1970–1985, left-wing women's rights movement


Estonia

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Tartu Eesti Naesterahva Selts Tartu Eesti Naesterahva Selts (Tartu Women's Society) was an Estonian organisation for women's rights, founded in 1907 in Tartu. It was the first women's rights organization in Estonia and in the Baltic states, and the only one prior to 1917. As ...
, founded 1907


Finland

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Naisasialiitto Unioni Naisasialiitto Unioni (Finnish) or Kvinnosaksförbundet Unionen (Swedish), sometimes referred to in English as the League of Finnish Feminists, is a non-profit Finnish women's organization which was established in 1892. Since 1904 it has been the ...
, founded 1892, Finnish arm of the International Alliance of Women *
Women's Bank Women's Bank (Finnish language, Finnish: Naisten Pankki) is a community and a fund within Finn Church Aid set up to support women's sustainable businesses and livelihood in Developing country, developing countries. Origin The idea for Women's Ba ...
, 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 The French Union for Women's Suffrage (UFSF: french: italic=no, Union française pour le suffrage des femmes) was a French feminist organization formed in 1909 that fought for the right of women to vote, which was eventually granted in 1945. The Un ...
(1909–1944) *
Gouines rouges The ''Gouines Rouges'' ("Red Dykes") are a French radical feminist lesbian movement. The Gouines Rouges were founded in April 1971, out of a wish to assert themselves within both the feminist movement and the homosexual movement, and the fear th ...
, feminist lesbian movement *
Groupe Feministe Socialiste The Groupe Feministe Socialiste was founded in 1899 by Louise Saumoneau and Elisabeth Renaud, both working class socialists who wished to bring feminism to the working class in France. The socialist movement and the feminist movement both existed, ...
, founded 1899 *
Kering Foundation The Kering Foundation (previously known as PPR Corporate Foundation for Women's Dignity and Rights) is a foundation created and financed by Kering (previously known as Pinault-Printemps-Redoute until 18 May 2005 and PPR). Origins Since 2001, Keri ...
*
Ligue Française pour le Droit des Femmes The Ligue Française pour le Droit des Femmes (LFDF, French League for Women's Rights) was a women's rights organisation active in France from 1882. The LFDF was founded by Maria Deraismes, one of the leading feminists in France of the time. Derai ...
*
National Council of French Women National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...
, founded 1901 *
Ni Putes Ni Soumises Ni Putes Ni Soumises (which roughly translates as ''Neither Whores nor Submissives'') is a French feminist movement, founded in 2002, which has secured the recognition of the French press and the National Assembly of France. It is generally depe ...
*''
Union des femmes pour la défense de Paris et les soins aux blessés ''Union des femmes pour la défense de Paris et les soins aux blessés'' ( en, Women's Union to Defend Paris and Care for the Wounded) was a women's group during the 1871 Paris Commune. The union organized working women, ensured a market and fa ...
'', 1871, during the Paris Commune *
Women's Grand Lodge Of France The Women's Grand Lodge Of France (''Grande Loge féminine de France'') is the Grand Lodge of France's women-only Masonic lodges. History Starting in the 18th century, a system of Masonic cooperation by adoption came to attention of the Masons' w ...


Germany

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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 ...
(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 Deutscher Frauenring e.V. (DFR) is a non-partisan political advocacy organisation and the leading women's organization in Germany, founded in 1949 in Bad Pyrmont to promote the interests of women in all areas of society. During the Cold War, it ...
*
Deutsches Frauenwerk image:Mütterschulungskurs_des_Reichsmütterdienstes.jpg, Letter of acceptance, 180px The ''Deutsches Frauenwerk'' was a National Socialist, Nazi Association for women, which was created in October 1933. See also * League of German Girls * Cro ...
, Nazi association *
German Association of Female Citizens The German Association of Female Citizens (german: italic=no, Deutscher Staatsbürgerinnen-Verband) is the oldest German women's rights organisation, founded on 18 October 1865. History The association was created by Louise Otto-Peters and Auguste ...
, founded 1865 * League of German Girls (1930–1945), Nazi association *
League of Jewish Women (Germany) The League of Jewish Women in Germany (german: italic=no, Jüdischer Frauenbund, JFB) was founded in 1904 by Bertha Pappenheim. Pappenheim led the JFB throughout the first twenty years of its existence, and remained active in it until her death in 1 ...
(''Jüdischer Frauenbund''), founded 1904 *
National Socialist Women's League The National Socialist Women's League (german: Nationalsozialistische Frauenschaft, abbreviated ''NS-Frauenschaft'') was the women's wing of the Nazi Party. It was founded in October 1931 as a fusion of several nationalist and Nazi women's assoc ...
(1931–1945) * Queen Louise League or ''Königin-Luise-Bund'', founded 1923, pro-monarchic *
Terre des Femmes Terre des Femmes (French, translation: Women's Earth) is a German non-profit-organisation committed to human rights for girls and women. The vision of the organisation is a world in which all people are equal, independent and free, irrespective of ...
, founded 1981


Greece

* Greek League for Women's Rights, founded 1920


Hungary

*
Christian Women's League The Christian Women's League ( hu, Keresztény Női Tábor, KNT) was a political party in Hungary in the period after World War II. History The party was founded in 1918 as a Catholic Social movement. It was initially led by Margit Slachta, who ...
*
Feminist Association The Hungarian Feminist Association ( hu, Feministák Egyesülete (FE), 1904–1942) was created by Rosika Schwimmer and Vilma Glücklich. The organization pushed for women's equality in Hungary in all spheres of women's life. In addition to pres ...
(1904–1942), fought for women's equality in all areas *
Sisters of Social Service The Sisters of Social Service (SSS; hu, Szociális Testvérek Társasága, la, Societas Sororum Socialium) are a Roman Catholic religious institute of women founded in Hungary in 1923 by Margit Slachta. The sisters adopted the social mission of t ...


Iceland

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Icelandic Women's Rights Association The Icelandic Women's Rights Association ( is, italic=no, Kvenréttindafélag Íslands) is the largest women's rights organization in Iceland and works for "women’s rights and the equal status of all genders in all areas of society." The associa ...
, founded 2007


Ireland

* Cumann na mBan (Irish Women's Council), founded 1913 *
Cumann na Saoirse Cumann na Saoirse (''The League for Freedom'') was an Irish republican women's organisation formed in Dublin in 1922, following a split in Cumann na mBan. History On 7 January 1922 the Anglo-Irish Treaty was approved by the Second Dáil by a cl ...
*
Dublin Women's Suffrage Association The Dublin Women's Suffrage Association (DSWA), later the Irish Women's Suffrage and Local Government Association (IWSLGA), was a women's suffrage organisation based in Dublin from 1876 to 1919, latterly also campaigning for a greater role for wom ...
fought for women's suffrage *
Inghinidhe na hÉireann Inghinidhe na hÉireann (; "Daughters of Ireland") was a radical Irish nationalist women's organisation led and founded by Maud Gonne from 1900 to 1914, when it merged with the new Cumann na mBan. Patriotic Children's Treat The Inghinidhe origi ...
(1900–1914), daughters of Ireland *
Irish Catholic Women's Suffrage Association The Irish Catholic Women's Suffrage Association (ICWSA) was an organisation for women's suffrage which was set up in Dublin in November 1915. The association was established rather late in the struggle for women's suffrage (the Catholic Women's Su ...
, set up in Dublin in November 1915 *
Irish Countrywomen's Association The Irish Countrywomen's Association (ICA; ga, Bantracht na Tuaithe) is the largest women's organisation in Ireland, with over 15,000 members. Founded in 1910 as the Society of United Irishwomen, it exists to prove social and educational oppo ...
*
Irish Housewives Association The Irish Housewives Association (IHA) was an influential pressure group founded in 1942 to speak out about injustices and the needs of Irish women, inside and outside the home.Hilda Tweedy obituary, ''Irish Times'', 9 July 2005. The organization c ...
(1942–1992) *
Irish Women's Franchise League The Irish Women's Franchise League was an organisation for women's suffrage which was set up in Dublin in November 1908. Its founder members included Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, Margaret Cousins, Francis Sheehy-Skeffington and James H. Cousins. Tho ...
, women's suffrage group founded in 1908 *
Irish Women's Liberation Movement The Irish Women's Liberation Movement (IWLM) was an alliance of a group of Irish women who were concerned about the sexism within Ireland both socially and legally. They first began after a meeting in Dublin's Bewley's Cafe on Grafton Street in 1 ...
*
Irish Women's Suffrage Society The Irish Women's Suffrage Society was an organisation for women's suffrage, founded by Isabella Tod as the North of Ireland Women's Suffrage Society in 1872. Determined lobbying by the Society ensured the 1887 Act creating a new city-status munici ...
*
Irish Women Workers' Union The Irish Women Workers' Union was a trade union which was set up at a meeting on 5 September 1911 in Dublin, Ireland. The meeting had been organized by Delia Larkin. The union was created because other trade unions of the time excluded women worke ...
(1911–1984) *
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 ...


Italy

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Associazione per la donna The Associazione per la donna (Association for Women), also Associazione Nazionale per la donna, was an early Italian women's organization. Founded in Rome in 1896 by a group of women, including Elisa Agnini, Giacinta Martini Marescotti, Alina Alba ...
(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 Dutch Women's Council ( nl, italic=no, Nederlandse Vrouwen Raad (NVR)) was founded in 1898 as an umbrella organization to unite women's groups across the country in their struggles for economic, legal, political, and social rights. Initially their f ...
, founded 1898 *
Mama Cash Mama Cash is the oldest international women's fund in the world, founded in the Netherlands in 1983. In 2013, Mama Cash supported 118 women's, girls and trans rights organisations with 4.3 million euros. History Mama Cash was founded in the Nether ...
founded 1983, funding organization *
Vereeniging voor Vrouwenkiesrecht The Vereeniging voor Vrouwenkiesrecht (Association for Women's Suffrage) was a women's rights organization active in the Netherlands from 1894 to 1919. It was devoted to women's suffrage. It was the main women's suffrage movement in the Netherland ...
(Women's Suffrage Organization), established 1894 *
Vrije Vrouwen Vereeniging {{italic title The ''Vrije Vrouwen Vereeniging'' (Free Women's Association) was a women's rights organisation active in the Netherlands from 1889. It was one of the leading women's nationwide organizations of the 19th-century Dutch women's movement ...
(Free Women's Organization), established 1889


Norway

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Forum for Women and Development The Forum for Women and Development ( no, Forum for Kvinner og Utviklingsspørsmål), often known as FOKUS Kvinner, is a Norwegian non-governmental organization aimed at spreading information on women-centered development cooperation and to be a c ...
(FOKUS), established 1995 * Kvinnestemmerettsforeningen *
MiRA Resource Centre for Black, Immigrant and Refugee Women The MiRA Resource Centre for Black, Immigrant and Refugee Women is a Norwegian NGO founded in 1989, which works to improve the living conditions of immigrant and refugee women in Norway. The founder and executive director of the centre is Fakhra Sa ...
, established 1989 *
National Association for Women's Suffrage (Norway) The National Association for Women's Suffrage ( no, italic=no, Landskvinnestemmerettsforeningen, LSKF), was a Norwegian association for women suffrage, active from 1898 until 1913. It was founded by members of the Norwegian Association for Women's R ...
* Norwegian Association for Women's Rights *
Norwegian Conservative Party's Women's Association The Norwegian Conservative Party's Women's Association ( no, italic=no, Høyrekvinners Landsforbund) was founded in 1925 to represent the interests of women members of the Conservative Party (Norway), Conservative Party. In June 1994 it was dissolv ...
, founded 1925 *
Norwegian Labour Party's Women's Federation The Norwegian Labour Party's Women's Federation ( no, italic=no, Arbeiderpartiets kvindeforbund) was established in Christiania in 1901 and extended to cover the whole of Norway in 1909. Initially concerned with working conditions and voting righ ...
, 1901–2005 *
Norwegian National Women's Council The Norwegian National Women's Council ( no, italic=no, Norske Kvinners Nasjonalråd) was founded on 8 January 1904 as an umbrella organization for the various Norwegian women's associations. It was established by Gina Krog whose international co ...
, founded 1904 *
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 ...
, established 2014 *
Norwegian Women's Public Health Association The Norwegian Women's Public Health Association (''Norske Kvinners Sanitetsforening'') or NKS is the largest women's organisation and one of the leading humanitarian organisations of Norway. It is open to women and men and was founded on the i ...
*
Nordic Women's University The Nordic Women's University (NWU; no, italic=no, Stiftelsen Kvinneuniversitetet i Norden) is a Nordic research organisation, hosted by Nord University and incorporated as a foundation in Norway. It is involved in "research, teaching and inform ...
, established 2011 *
Women's Front The Women's Front ( no, italic=no, Kvinnefronten) is a Norwegian radical feminist organization founded in 1972. It was historically associated with the now defunct Workers' Communist Party History The organization was founded in 1972 and grew o ...
(Kvinnefronten), established 1972


Poland

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Centrum Praw Kobiet Centrum Praw Kobiet (in English language, English Centre for Women's Rights) is a non-governmental organization in Poland that supports women's rights and the prevention of violence against women. About Centrum Praw Kobiet works to promote Gender ...
, founded 1995, women's rights and prevention of violence against women *
Ukrainian Women's Union The Ukrainian Women's Union ( uk, Союз українок) (1920–1938) was the most influential women's organization operating among Ukrainian women outside of Soviet Ukraine. Because they represented Ukrainian nationals living in other sovere ...
(1920–1938), nationalist and feminist organization representing non-Soviet Ukrainian women


Portugal

* Capazes, founded in 2014 *
Conselho Nacional das Mulheres Portuguesas The ''Conselho Nacional das Mulheres Portuguesas'' (National Council of Portuguese Women) was a feminist organization founded in 1914. Early developments The first attempt to found a Women’s Council in Portugal was at the beginning of the 20th ...
, founded in 1914 *
UMAR ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate o ...
(Alternative and Answer Women's Union), founded in 1976


Romania

*'' Liga Femeilor Române'', founded 1894 *''
Liga Drepturile si Datoriile Femeii Liga or LIGA may refer to: People * Līga (name), a Latvian female given name * Luciano Ligabue, more commonly known as Ligabue or ''Liga'', Italian rock singer-songwriter Sports * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga ...
'', founded 1911 * Women in Business Romania, founded 2009


Russia

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Communist Women's International The Communist Women's International was launched as an autonomous offshoot of the Communist International in April 1920 for the purpose of advancing communism, communist ideas among women. The Communist Women's International was intended to play ...
, founded 1920, advancing Communist ideas among women


Slovenia

*'' Splošno slovensko žensko društvo'', founded 1901


Spain

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Asociación Nacional de Mujeres Españolas The (ANME) was a women's rights organisation active in Spain from 1918 to 1936. It was not the first women's rights movement in Spain, but was to last longer than any of its predecessors. It was founded in Madrid in 1918 by Consuelo Gonzalez Ram ...
(1918–1936) *
Asociación para la Enseñanza de la Mujer The Asociación para la Enseñanza de la Mujer (AEM, Association for the Education of Women) was a women's rights organisation active in Spain from 1870. It was founded by the progressive educator Fernando de Castro (educator), Fernando de Castr ...
, established 1870 * Sección Femenina (1934–1977), women's branch of the Falange movement


Sweden

*
Christian Democratic Women's League The Christian Democratic Women's league is the women's wing of the Christian Democratic Party __NOTOC__ Christian democratic parties are political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democra ...
*
Fredrika Bremer Association The Fredrika Bremer Association ( sv, Fredrika Bremer Förbundet, abbreviated FBF) is the oldest women's rights organisation in Sweden. The association stands for an inclusive, intersectional and progressive liberal feminism, and advocates for wome ...
, active from 1884 *
Group 8 Group 8 may refer to: * Group 8 element, a series of elements in the Periodic Table * Group 8 Rugby League, a rugby league competition * Group 8 (Sweden), a feminist movement in Sweden * Group VIII, former nomenclature for the noble gas The nob ...
, active from 1968 to 2004 *
Married Woman's Property Rights Association The Married Woman Property Association (Swedish: Föreningen för gift kvinnas äganderätt), was a Swedish women's rights organisation active in Sweden between 1873 and 1896. Its purpose was to work for the introduction of reformed laws in favor o ...
, active from 1873 to 1896 *
Moderate Women The Moderate Women ( sv, Moderatkvinnorna ) is a women's wing in Sweden, connected to the Moderate Party The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political ...
, established 1912, representing the Moderate Party * National Association for Women's Suffrage active from 1902 to 1921 * National Council of Swedish Women, founded 1896 *
Nya Idun Nya Idun is a Swedish cultural association for women founded in 1885, originally as a female counterpart to Sällskapet Idun ('the Idun Society'). Its aim was to "gather educated women in the Stockholm area for informal gatherings". There was a ...
, founded 1885 * SD Women, representing Sweden Democrats *
Social Democratic Women in Sweden The Social Democratic Women in Sweden ( sv, Sveriges socialdemokratiska kvinnoförbund ), or "S-women" ( ), is the women's wing of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. It was established in 1920 by representatives from 120 local Social Democratic ...
, established 1920 * Stockholms allmänna kvinnoklubb (Stockholm Public Women's Club), founded 1892 *
Swedish Women's Educational Association The Swedish Women's Educational Association, referred to as SWEA but officially designated SWEA International, Inc., is a global non-profit organization and a network for Swedish and Swedish-speaking women who reside or have resided outside of Swed ...
, promoting Swedish language and culture internationally *
Swedish Women's Lobby The Swedish Women's Lobby ( sv, italic=no, Sveriges Kvinnoorganisationer; formerly ''Sveriges Kvinnolobby'') is a non-partisan political advocacy organization, and an umbrella organization for the Swedish women's rights and women's organizations. ...
, established 1997 *
Välgörande fruntimmerssällskapet Välgörande fruntimmerssällskapet (The Women's Charitable Society) was a Swedish charity organization, active between 1819 until its dissolution in 1934. The purpose of the organisation was to collect funds to support poor females in the capital o ...
, active from 1819 to 1934


Switzerland

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Federation of Swiss Women's Associations alliance F (; by 2011) is the Federation of Swiss Women's Associations. History The presidents of the progressive women's associations from Bern (Helene von Mülinen), Zürich (Emma Boos Jegher), Lausanne (Marguerite Duvillard Chavannes) and Ge ...
*
PeaceWomen Across the Globe PeaceWomen Across the Globe (PWAG), previously known as 1000 PeaceWomen, is an organization based in Bern, Switzerland that aims to increase the visibility of women promoting peace all over the world.
, founded 2003


Turkey

*
Osmanlı Műdafaa-ı Hukûk-ı Nisvan Cemiyeti Osmanlı Műdafaa-ı Hukûk-ı Nisvan Cemiyeti (Ottoman Society for the Defense of Women's Rights) was a women's organization in the Ottoman Empire, founded in 1913. It was the first Muslim women's organization as well as the main women's suffrage ...
– founded 1913 * Türk Kadinlar Birligi – founded 1924 *
Flying Broom The Flying Broom ( tr, Uçan Süpürge) is a feminist organization in Turkey. Founded 1996 in Ankara, the organization aims to raise consciousness for gender equality while providing information and training to empower women. Most recognized fo ...
– founded 1996 *
Ka-Mer The Kamer Foundation (Turkish:Kamer Vakfi), sometimes referred to as Ka-Mer is a Turkish women's group that finds shelter for and offers legal aid to women who have been threatened by their relatives. Background Founded in 1997, by an elementar ...
– founded 1997, offers protection and legal aid


Ukraine

*
Ukrainian Women's Union The Ukrainian Women's Union ( uk, Союз українок) (1920–1938) was the most influential women's organization operating among Ukrainian women outside of Soviet Ukraine. Because they represented Ukrainian nationals living in other sovere ...
, (1920–1938), active outside Soviet Ukraine *Feminist Workshop, Lviv, founded 2014


United Kingdom

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Back Off Scotland Back Off Scotland is a campaign group advocating against the intimidation and harassment of women attending sexual health clinics in Scotland. Their main goal is to have 150 metre buffer zones established around clinics nationwide that provide abo ...
, anti-harassment group *
Birds Eye View A bird's-eye view is an elevated view of an object or location from a very steep viewing angle, creating a perspective as if the observer were a bird in flight looking downwards. Bird's-eye views can be an aerial photograph, but also a dr ...
, film *
Brighton Women's Centre Brighton Women's Centre is a women's charity in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. Founded in 1974 as a "safe space" for women needing support, the project provides a variety services and aims to "empower women and promote independence in a safe, wome ...
, safe, women-only space * British Federation of Women Graduates * British Women's Temperance Association *
Church League for Women's Suffrage The Church League for Women's Suffrage (CLWS) was an organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. The league was started in London, but by 1913 it had branches across England, in Wales and Scotland and Ireland. Aims an ...
, founded 1909 * Conservative Women's Organisation, the organisation for women members of the
Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party and also known colloquially as the Tories, is one of the Two-party system, two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party. ...
*
Co-operative Women's Guild The Co-operative Women's Guild was an auxiliary organisation of the co-operative movement in the United Kingdom which promoted women in co-operative structures and provided social and other services to its members. History The guild was founded ...
, founded 1893 *
Fair Play For Women The decennial 2021 censuses of England and Wales and of Northern Ireland took place on 21 March 2021, and the census of Scotland took place on 20 March 2022. The censuses were administered by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in England an ...
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Freedom Charity Freedom or Freedom Charity is a UK-based charity which supports victims of forced marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM) and family dishonor. The charity was founded in 2009 by Aneeta Prem and the chair of trustees is Toby Harris. Awarene ...
, organisation for helping victims of forced marriage and associated violence *
Engender Engender is an anti-sexist organisation operating in Scotland and other parts of Europe. They aim "to make Scotland a fairer, safer place where women can flourish and contribute to both the social and market economies with dignity, freedom and ...
, Edinburgh-based feminist organization *
Feminists Against Censorship Feminists Against Censorship (FAC) is a large network of women founded in 1989 in the United Kingdom to present the feminist arguments against censorship, particularly of sexual materials, and to defend individual sexual expression. FAC originall ...
, established 1989 *
HeForShe HeForShe, often referred to as He for She, is a solidarity movement for the advancement of gender equality, initiated by the United Nations. Grounded in the idea that gender inequality is an issue that affects all people, socially, economicall ...
* Junior League * Ladies Circle *
Ladies National Association for the Repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts The Ladies National Association for the Repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts was established in 1869 by Elizabeth Wolstenholme and Josephine Butler in response to the Contagious Diseases Acts that were passed by the British Parliament in 1864. T ...
, founded 1869 *
League of Jewish Women The League of Jewish Women (LJW) is a voluntary Jewish women's service organisation in the United Kingdom. Affiliated to more than 30 other national and international organisations, membership is open to Jewish men and women. LJW is the UK affi ...
* Married Women's Association, established 1938 *
Medical Women's Federation The Medical Women's Federation is the largest UK body of women doctors. The organisation is dedicated to the advancement of the personal and professional development of women in medicine and to improving the health of women and their families i ...
, established 1917 *
Merched y Wawr () is a voluntary, non-political, organisation for women in Wales. It is similar to the Women's Institute (WI) but its activities are conducted through the medium of Welsh. Its aims are to promote women's issues and to support culture, educat ...
, established 1967 * Mothers' Union, founded 1876 * National Assembly of Women, founded 1952, women's rights *
National Society for Women's Suffrage The National Society for Women's Suffrage Manchester Branch The National Society for Women's Suffrage was the first national group in the United Kingdom to campaign for women's right to vote. Formed on 6 November 1867, by Lydia Becker, the organis ...
, founded 1867 * National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, major woman's suffrage group * National Women's Register (NWR), network of local groups and individual members who enjoy lively discussion and conversation *
Open Door Council The Open Door Council, established in May 1926, was a British organisation pressing for equal economic opportunities for women. It opposed the extension of 'protective legislation' for women, regarding such legislation as 'restrictive' and arguing t ...
, founded 1926, equal opportunities *
Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent The Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent (OWAAD) was an activist organisation for British Black and Asian women established in 1978, with founder members including Stella Dadzie, Olive Morris, and Gail Lewis. It has been called ...
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People's Suffrage Federation The People's Suffrage Federation (The PSF) was a British Adult Suffrage organisation. Led by the former Co-operative Women's Guild general secretary Margaret Llewelyn Davies, it was created in 1909 by a merger of the Co-operative Women's Guild and ...
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Rape Crisis England and Wales Rape Crisis England and Wales is the national umbrella organisation for Rape Crisis Centres across England and Wales. As a registered charity, Rape Crisis also works to raise awareness of sexual violence and campaign for change. Services Rape ...
, feminist charity and umbrella body for Rape Crisis Centres across England and Wales *
Royal College of Midwives The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is a British midwives organisation founded in 1881 by Louisa Hubbard and Zepherina Veitch. It has existed under its present name since 1947, and is the United Kingdom's only trade union or professional organis ...
, founded 1881 *
Socialist Women's Network The Socialist Women's Network is the women's wing of the Scottish Socialist Party and campaigns on issues particularly affecting women. Although primarily made up of party members, the SWN is open to all women who are interested in women's issues ...
* Society for Promoting the Employment of Women, established 1859 * Society of Women Artists, founded c. 1855 *
Society of Women Musicians The Society of Women Musicians was a British group founded in 1911 for mutual cooperation between women composers and performers, in response to the limited professional opportunities for women musicians at the time. The founders included Katharine ...
, founded 1911 * The Association of Loyal Orangewomen of Ireland *
Women in Data Women in Data is an organisation and movement that aims to empower women and support them through the various stages of their careers in data. Although women comprise about 50% of the United Kingdom (UK) population, only 20% of professionals in a ...
, founded 2014 *
Women in Publishing A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a female child or adolescent). The plural ''women'' is sometimes used in certain phrases such as "women's rights" to denote female humans regardl ...
, founded 1979 * Women's Engineering Society, founded 1919 *
Women's Guild of Arts The Women's Guild of Arts was founded in 1907 by Arts and Crafts artists May Morris and Mary Elizabeth Turner. The organisation offered female artists an alternative to the Art Workers Guild, the artists' association established in 1884 and based o ...
, founded 1907 *
Women's Institutes The Women's Institute (WI) is a community-based organisation for women in the United Kingdom, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand. The movement was founded in Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada, by Erland and Janet Lee with Adelaide Hoodless being th ...
(WI), 6,500 local organisations, founded 1915 *
Women's Labour League The Women's Labour League (WLL) was a pressure organisation, founded in London in 1906, to promote the political representation of women in parliament and local bodies. The idea was first suggested by Mary Macpherson, a linguist and journalist wh ...
, founded 1906, promoting political representation *
Women's Liberal Federation The Women's Liberal Federation was an organisation that was part of the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom. History The Women's Liberal Federation (WLF) was formed on the initiative of Sophia Fry, who in 1886 called a meeting at her house of fi ...
, Liberal Party *
Women's Local Government Society The Women's Local Government Society was a British campaign group which aimed to get women into local government. Its initial focus was on county councils but its remit later covered other local government roles such as school boards. History The ...
, founded 1888 *
Women's Social and Political Union The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was a women-only political movement and leading militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom from 1903 to 1918. Known from 1906 as the suffragettes, its membership and ...
(1903–1917), a major suffrage organization in the United Kingdom


Yugoslavia

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Yugoslav Women's Alliance Yugoslav Women's Alliance ( sh, Jugoslavenski Ženski Savez) was a Yugoslavian organisation for women's rights, founded in 1919 and abolished in 1961. It was originally named but changed name in 1929. It was an umbrella organization of the Femi ...
, founded in 1919


North America

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North American Indian Women's Association The North American Indian Women's Association (NAIWA) is a non-profit educational and service association, which seeks to promote intertribal communications, betterment of home, family life and community, betterment of health and education, awarenes ...
, founded 1970 *
White Buffalo Cow Society The White Buffalo Cow Society ( hid, Ptī′take Ō′xat'e)Lowie, Robert Harr''Societies of the Crow, Hidatsa and Mandan Indians.''New York: American Natural History Museum, 1913. p.346 has historically been the most respected women's society am ...
, for the Mandan and Hidatsa peoples *
Women of All Red Nations Women of All Red Nations (WARN) was a Native American women's organization. It was established in 1974 by Lorelei DeCora Means, Madonna Thunderhawk, Phyllis Young, Janet McCloud, Marie Sanchez and others. WARN included more than 300 women from ...
, in support of Native American women


Belize

* Women's Issues Network of Belize, established 1993


Canada

* Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter *
Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women The Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women (CACSW) emerged from the recommendation of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women (RCSW). The CACSW was established by the Canadian federal government in 1973 in order to educate and inform t ...
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Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies The Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) is an association of groups operating under the Elizabeth Fry Society banner, similar in many respects to the John Howard Society. The Elizabeth Fry Society groups work on issues affecting ...
* Canadian Federation of University Women *
Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women The Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) is a Canadian not for profit, charitable organization founded in 1976 which provides research to the public about relevant feminist issues. CRIAW is the only Canadian research i ...
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Canadian Unitarian Universalist Women's Association The Canadian Unitarian Council (french: link=no, Conseil unitarien du Canada) (CUC) is a liberal religious association of Unitarian and Unitarian Universalist congregations in Canada. It was formed on May 14, 1961, initially to be the nationa ...
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Canadian Women in Literary Arts (CWILA) Canadian Women in Literary Arts (CWILA) was a Canadian non-profit organization that was founded in Spring 2012 and active until early 2019. CWILA was the foremost compiler of gender-related statistics on Canadian book-review culture. Beyond simply r ...
* Canadian Women's Foundation *
Canadian Women's Press Club Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
, founded 1904 *
Canadian Women's Suffrage Association The Canadian Women's Suffrage Association, originally called the Toronto Women's Literary Guild, was an organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that fought for women's rights. After the association had been inactive for a while, the leade ...
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Canadian Women Voters Congress The Canadian Women Voters Congress is a non-partisan, charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia that offers Canada's longest running female Campaign school as well as hosts many talks, workshops, and events with the purpose of emp ...
* Congress of Black Women of Canada *
DisAbled Women's Network Canada DAWN Canada/Réseau d'action des femmes handicapées du Canada is a Canadian national feminist network controlled by and composed of people who self-identify as women with disabilities.Doucette, Joanne. ''The DisAbled Women's Network: A Fragile ...
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Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association The Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association (DWEA) was an organization founded by Dr. Emily Howard Stowe in 1889 to fight for the right of women to vote. She was succeeded by her daughter Dr. Augusta Stowe-Gullen as President of the Dominion W ...
, established 1889 *
Equal Voice Founded in 2001 by Rosemary Speirs, Donna Dasko, Libby Burnham and Christina McCall. Equal Voice is a national, bilingual, multi-partisan, non-governmental, non-profit organization that promotes the election of more women to all levels of Canad ...
, founded 2001 * Federated Women's Institutes of Canada *
Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario The Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario (FWIO) is a not-for-profit charitable organization with affiliations around the world, working with and for women in Ontario. History The FWIO was organized on February 6, 1919, when it became apparen ...
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Fédération des femmes du Québec The Fédération des femmes du Québec (FFQ; English: "Quebec Women's Federation") is a feminist organization binding individuals and groups in a common goal to "promote and defend the interests and the rights of women and to fight against all forms ...
, founded 1966 *
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire The Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire (IODE) is a women's charitable organization based in Canada. It provides scholarships, bursaries, book prizes, and awards, and pursues other philanthropic and educational projects in various communities ac ...
* Junior League * Lesbian Organization of Toronto *
Local Council of Women of Halifax The Local Council of Women of Halifax (LCWH) is an organization in Halifax, Nova Scotia devoted to improving the lives of women and children. One of the most significant achievements of the LCWH was its 24-year struggle for women's right to vote ...
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National Action Committee on the Status of Women The National Action Committee on the Status of Women was a Canadian feminist activist organization. History It was founded in 1971 as a pressure group to lobby for the implementation of the 167 recommendations made in the Royal Commission on ...
, founded 1971 * National Council of Women of Canada * National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada *
Native Women's Association of Canada The Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC; french: Association des femmes autochthones du Canada, nolink=yes FAC is a national Indigenous organization representing the political voice of Indigenous women, girls, and gender-diverse people in ...
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Nova Scotia Voice of Women The Nova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace (NSVOW) is an active branch of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW). Established in 1960, VOW is a local, national and international feminist Non Governmental Organization (NGO) composed of diverse wo ...
* Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre * Ottawa Women's Training and Employment Network *
Pauktuutit Pauktuutit is an organization in Canada that represents Inuit women. It was officially started in 1984 and is headquartered in Ottawa for easier access to the Parliament of Canada. Every Canadian Inuit woman is considered to be a member of Pauk ...
, Inuit women *
REAL Women of Canada REAL Women of Canada () is a socially conservative advocacy group in Canada. The organization was founded in 1983. REAL stands for "Realistic, Equal, Active, for Life". The group believes that the nuclear family is the most important unit in C ...
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Servants Anonymous Society The Servants Anonymous Society (SAS) is a nonprofit women's organization that provides aid to young women in exiting the sex industry, achieving sobriety, and avoiding sexual slavery. SAS offers life skills-based education to these women and safe ...
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University Women's Club of Toronto A university () is an educational institution, institution of higher education, higher (or Tertiary education, tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. Universities ty ...
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Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter is Canada's longest running rape crisis center. The shelter, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, was established in 1973 and has operated a radical feminist, feminist Transitional living, transition hous ...
, established 1973 * Women's Legal Education and Action Fund, founded 1985


Cuba

* Federation of Cuban Women, established 1960 *
Ladies in White Ladies in White ( es, italics=no, Damas de Blanco) is an opposition movement in Cuba founded in 2003 by wives and other female relatives of jailed dissidents and those who have been made to disappear by the government. The women protest the impri ...
, relatives of jailed dissidents, founded 2003


Nicaragua

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Luisa Amanda Espinoza Association of Nicaraguan Women The Luisa Amanda Espinoza Association of Nicaraguan Women ( es, italic=no, Asociación de Mujeres Nicaragüenes Luisa Amanda Espinoza, AMNLAE) was initially established in 1977 under the name Association of Women Concerned about National Crisis (, ...
, founded 1977


United States

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African-American Women for Reproductive Freedom African-American Women for Reproductive Freedom was an American-based reproductive rights organization that formed in 1990. The organization developed as a way for African American women to show support for "Jane Roe" (Norma Leah Nelson McCorvey) in ...
, founded 1990 *
Alpha Kappa Alpha Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. () is the first intercollegiate historically African American sorority. The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at the historically black Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of sixteen stud ...
sorority, founded 1908 *
American Association for Women Radiologists The American Association for Women in Radiology (or AAWR) is a professional association founded in 1981 as a resource for "professional socialization" for women in a male-dominated field of radiology. AAWR’s role model is Marie Curie. The mai ...
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American Association of University Women The American Association of University Women (AAUW), officially founded in 1881, is a non-profit organization that advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. The organization has a nationwide network of 170,000 ...
(1881) *
American Equal Rights Association The American Equal Rights Association (AERA) was formed in 1866 in the United States. According to its constitution, its purpose was "to secure Equal Rights to all American citizens, especially the right of suffrage, irrespective of race, color o ...
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American Heritage Girls The American Heritage Girls (AHG) is a Christian-based Scouting-like organization for Americans. The organization has more than 52,000 members (2020) with troops or individuals ("trailblazers") in all 50 states of the United States and for Amer ...
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American Legion Auxiliary The American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) is a separate entity from the American Legion that shares the same values. Composed of spouses, mothers, daughters, granddaughters, and sisters of American war veterans. Founded in 1919, the ALA is dedicated to ...
, founded 1919 *
American Woman Suffrage Association The American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA) was a single-issue national organization formed in 1869 to work for women's suffrage in the United States. The AWSA lobbied state governments to enact laws granting or expanding women's right to vote ...
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Alabama's Colored Women's Club An Alabama's Colored Women's Club refers to any member of the Alabama Federation of Colored Women's Club, including the "Ten Times One is Ten Club", the Tuskegee Women's Club, and the Anna M. Duncan Club of Montgomery. These earliest clubs united ...
, covering clubs from 1888 * Assata's Daughters, founded Chicago 2015, protesting police violence *
Association of Black Women Historians The Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH) is a non-profit professional association based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The organization was developed in 1977 and formally founded in 1979. History The Association of Black Wome ...
, founded 1979 *
Association of Deans of Women and Advisers to Girls in Negro Schools The Association of Deans of Women and Advisers to Girls in Negro Schools (NAWDACS) was an advocacy group for black women within colleges and universities in the United States. Established through the efforts of Lucy Diggs Slowe in 1929, it lasted fo ...
, 1929–1954 * Association for Women in Communications *
Association for Women in Science The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) was founded in 1971 at the annual Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) meeting. The organization aims to combat job discrimination, lower pay, and professional isolation. The ...
(AWIS) * Big Sisters *
Business and Professional Women's Foundation Business and Professional Women's Foundation (BPW) is an organization that promotes workforce development programs and workplace policies to acknowledge the needs of working women, communities, and businesses. It supports the National Federation ...
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Catholic Daughters of the Americas Catholic Daughters of the Americas was founded in 1903, is one of the largest women's organizations in the Americas. Founded in Utica, New York, it has its headquarters in Manhattan, New York City. History The Catholic Daughters of the Am ...
, founded 1903 *
Chicago Abortion Fund The Chicago Abortion Fund (known colloquially as CAF) was founded in October 1985 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Abortion Fund is a non-profit organization which provides medical referrals and funds to people who are facing barriers in accessing ...
, founded 1985 *
Collegium of Black Women Philosophers The Collegium of Black Women Philosophers (CBWP) is an organization which was created to increase the visibility of black women in the field of philosophy and to allow greater networking and mentoring opportunities for these women. The organization ...
, founded 2007 * Combahee River Collective, 1974–1980, Black feminist lesbian organization *
Commercial Real Estate Women Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network is a professional association for women in the real estate profession. There are various chapters of CREW throughout the United States which create programming focused on business networking, social and ...
* Concerned Women for America *
Daughters of the American Revolution The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in the United States' efforts towards independence. A non-profit group, they promote ...
, historical society, founded 1890 *
Daughters of Utah Pioneers The International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers (ISDUP, DUP) is a women's organization dedicated to preserving the history of the original settlers of the geographic area covered by the State of Deseret and Utah Territory, including Mormon pio ...
, historical society, founded 1919 * Delta Delta Delta, sorority, founded 1888 *
Degree of Pocahontas The Degree of Pocahontas are the female auxiliary of the Improved Order of Red Men, an American fraternal order. Despite using names based on common non-Native ideas about Native Americans, it was formed solely by and for, white women. Membership ...
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Delta Sigma Theta Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. () is a historically African American sorority. The organization was founded by college-educated women dedicated to public service with an emphasis on programs that assist the African American community. Delta ...
sorority, founded 1913 *
EMILY's List EMILY's List is an American political action committee (PAC) that aims to help elect Democratic female candidates in favor of abortion rights to office. It was founded by Ellen Malcolm in 1985. The group's name is an acronym for "Early Money ...
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Equal Rights Advocates Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) is an American non-profit women's rights, gender justice/women's rights organization that was founded in 1974. ERA is a legal and advocacy organization dedicated to advancing rights and opportunities for women, girls, a ...
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Feminists for Life Feminists for Life of America (FFL) is a non-profit, anti-abortion feminist, non-governmental organization (NGO). Established in 1972, and now based in Alexandria, Virginia, the organization publishes a biannual magazine, ''The American Feminist'', ...
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Feminist Majority Foundation The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Arlington County, Virginia, whose stated mission is to advance non-violence and women's power, equality, and economic development. The name Feminist Majority com ...
* General Federation of Women's Clubs (1890) *
Girls on the Run Girls on the Run (also referred to as Girls on the Run International), a national non-profit organization, designs programming that strengthens third- to eighth grade girls’ social, emotional, physical and behavioral skills to successfully navig ...
, founded 1996 for pre-teens *
Girl Scouts of the United States of America Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as simply Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, it was organized a ...
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Girls Who Code Girls Who Code (also known as GWC) is an international nonprofit organization that aims to support and increase the number of women in computer science. The organization works toward closing the gender employment difference in computing. They h ...
* Hadassah * Independent Women's Forum * Kappa Alpha Theta, sorority, founded 1870 *
JC's Girls JC's Girls (short for Jesus Christ's Girls, also called the JC's Girls Girls Girls Ministry) is an evangelical Christian women's organization in the United States whose members evangelize to female workers in the sex industry. The organization ...
* Job's Daughters International * Junior League * La Leche League *
Ladies of Liberty Alliance The Ladies of Liberty Alliance (LOLA) is a network of independent, libertarian women leaders who, through their careers and/or personal endeavors, are dedicated to spreading the ideas of individual liberty and free markets.  Participation in the ...
, founded 2009 *
Lambda Tau Omega Lambda Tau Omega Sorority, Inc. () is a multicultural sorority founded in 1988 at Montclair State College (now Montclair State University), by sixteen women who felt the need for a multicultural sorority at Montclair State College. Lambda Tau Ome ...
, founded 1988 *
League of Women Voters The League of Women Voters (LWV or the League) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan political organization in the United States. Founded in 1920, its ongoing major activities include registering voters, providing voter information, and advocating for vot ...
* Leather & Lace Motorcycle Club, founded in Florida, 1983 *
Mothers of the Movement Mothers of the Movement is a group of women whose African American children have been killed by police officers or by gun violence. Members of the group have appeared on various television shows, at award ceremonies, and political events to shar ...
, mothers of African American children * Motor Maids, motorcycle club, founded 1940 *
National American Woman Suffrage Association The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was an organization formed on February 18, 1890, to advocate in favor of women's suffrage in the United States. It was created by the merger of two existing organizations, the National ...
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National Association for Women in Education The National Association for Women in Education (formerly known as The National Association of Deans of Women, the National Association of Women Deans and Counselors, and the National Association of Women Deans, Administrators, and Counselors) was ...
* National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, founded 1896 *
National Association of Professional Women The International Association of Women (IAW) is a for-profit professional association and networking platform fully owned by Professional Diversity Network (NASDAQ:IPDN) since 2014. Founded in 2007 by Matthew Proman, it is the largest business netw ...
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National Black Feminist Organization The National Black Feminist Organization (NBFO) was founded in 1973. The group worked to address the unique issues affecting black women in America.Wilma Pearl Mankiller. The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History, Houghton Mifflin Books, 1998 ...
, founded 1973 * National Coalition of 100 Black Women, founded 1970 in New York City * National Council of Jewish Women * National Council of Negro Women *
National Council of Women of the United States The National Council of Women of the United States (NCW/US) is the oldest nonsectarian organization of women in America. Officially founded in 1888, the NCW/US is an accredited non-governmental organization (NGO) with the Department of Public In ...
, founded in 1888, affiliated with the
International Council of Women The International Council of Women (ICW) is a women's rights organization working across national boundaries for the common cause of advocating human rights for women. In March and April 1888, women leaders came together in Washington, D.C., with ...
* National Federation of Republican Women * National Organization for Women (NOW) *
National Organization of Black Women in Law Enforcement The National Organization of Black Women in Law Enforcement, Inc. (NOBWLE) is a United States non-profit organization devoted to furthering the hiring, training, retention, and promotion of females in law enforcement. The organization promotes a s ...
, founded 1985 *
National Panhellenic Conference The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) is an umbrella organization for 26 (inter)national women's Fraternities and sororities, sororities throughout the United States and Canada. Each member group is autonomous as a social, Greek alphabet#Use ...
, women's sororities, established 1902 *
National Woman Suffrage Association The National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) was formed on May 15, 1869, to work for women's suffrage in the United States. Its main leaders were Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. It was created after the women's rights movement spl ...
* National Woman's Party, suffrage organization founded in 1913 by
Alice Paul Alice Stokes Paul (January 11, 1885 – July 9, 1977) was an American Quaker, suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist, and one of the main leaders and strategists of the campaign for the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ...
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National Women's Political Caucus The National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC), or the Caucus, describes itself as a multi-partisan grassroots organization in the United States dedicated to recruiting, training, and supporting women who seek elected and appointed offices at all ...
, pro-choice organization founded in 1972 * New York Women's Agenda, umbrella group * Ormes Society, promoting black women in the comic book industry * Pythian Sisters * Rebekah Degree * Red Hat Society *
Relief Society The Relief Society is a philanthropic and educational women's organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was founded in 1842 in Nauvoo, Illinois, United States, and has more than 7 million members in over 18 ...
, founded 1842 *
Royal Neighbors of America Royal Neighbors of America is a Life insurance company targeted towards women. History In 1888, Marie Kirkland of Council Bluffs, Iowa placed a notice in her town newspaper asking the wives of Modern Woodmen of America members to meet for a so ...
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Salsa Soul Sisters The Salsa Soul Sisters, Third World Wimmin Inc Collective was a group for lesbians who are also womanists and women of color, in New York City. The group is the oldest black lesbian organization in the United States. Arguments within the Salsa Sou ...
, black lesbian organization *
Sigma Gamma Rho Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. () is a historically African American sorority, international collegiate, and non-profit community service organization that was founded on November 12, 1922, by seven educators on the Irvington campus (1875–1 ...
sorority, founded 1922 *
Sisters in Crime Sisters in Crime is an organization that has 4,500 members in 60+ regional chapters worldwide, offering networking, advice and support to mystery authors. Members are authors, readers, publishers, agents, booksellers and librarians bound by their ...
, established 1986 for female crime authors *
Society of Women Engineers The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is an international not-for-profit educational and service organization. Founded in 1950 and headquartered in the United States, the Society of Women Engineers is a major advocate for women in engineering and ...
, founded 1950 *
Spinsters of San Francisco Spinsters of San Francisco is a historical, social and philanthropic women's organization aimed at cultivating volunteerism in young women and helping the San Francisco, California community through fundraising. Nonprofit by charter, the group ...
, founded 1929 *
Sweet Adelines International Sweet Adelines International is a worldwide organization of women singers, established in 1945, committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performances. This independent, nonprofit music education ass ...
, founded in 1945 *
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs The Texas Federation of Women's Clubs (TFWC) is a non-profit women's organization in Texas which was founded in 1897. The purpose of the group is to create a central organization for women's clubs and their members in Texas relating to education, ...
, founded 1897 * United Daughters of the Confederacy, national association of female descendants of
Confederate Confederacy or confederate may refer to: States or communities * Confederate state or confederation, a union of sovereign groups or communities * Confederate States of America, a confederation of secessionist American states that existed between 1 ...
war
veteran A veteran () is a person who has significant experience (and is usually adept and esteemed) and expertise in a particular occupation or field. A military veteran is a person who is no longer serving in a military. A military veteran that has ...
s formed in September 1894 *
U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce The U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce was founded in 2001 to increase economic growth opportunities for women. As the only national organization of its kind, the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce works in concert with its over 500,000 members, natio ...
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Veteran Feminists of America Veteran Feminists of America (VFA) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization for supporters and veterans of the second-wave feminist movement. Founded by Jacqueline Ceballos in 1992, Veteran Feminists of America regularly hosts reunions for secon ...
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Women Creating Change Women Creating Change (formerly Women's City Club) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1915 by suffragettes in New York City. WCC is still active in the New York community. History WCC was started in 1915 and in September of that year, the ...
, founded 1915 * Women's Caucus for Art, founded 1972 *
Woman's Christian Temperance Union The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) is an international temperance organization, originating among women in the United States Prohibition movement. It was among the first organizations of women devoted to social reform with a program th ...
, officially founded 1874 *
Women Employed Women Employed is a nonprofit advocacy organization based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1973, Women Employed's mission is to improve women's economic status and remove barriers to economic equity. They promote fair workplace practices, increa ...
, founded 1973, based in Chicago *
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church (WFMS of the MEC) was one of three Methodist organizations in the United States focused on women's foreign missionary services, the others being the WFMS of the Free Methodist Ch ...
, founded 1869, attached to the Methodist Episcopal Church * Women's Institute for Science, Equity and Race (WISER), founded 2016 * Women's Loyal National League, 1863–1864, organized to abolish slavery, first national women's political organization in the United States *
Women's Missionary and Service Commission The Women's Missionary and Service Commission, previously known as the Women's Missionary and Service Auxiliary and abbreviated WMSC or WMSA, was a women's organization of the "old" Mennonite Church that originated out of the Mennonite Sewing Circ ...
, name established 1955, attached to the Mennonite Church * Woman's Missionary Union *
Women's Political Council The Women's Political Council (WPC), founded in Montgomery, Alabama, was an organization that formed in 1946 that was an early force active in the civil rights movement that was formed to address the racial issues in the city. Members included Mary ...
, formed 1946, active in the 1950s * Women's Refugee Commission *
Women's Trade Union League The Women's Trade Union League (WTUL) (1903–1950) was a U.S. organization of both working class and more well-off women to support the efforts of women to organize labor unions and to eliminate sweatshop conditions. The WTUL played an important ...
, 1903–1950, encouraging women to organize trade unions *
Younger Women's Task Force The Younger Women's Task Force (YWTF) is an affiliate organization of the American Association of University Women. Founded in 2004, YWTF is committed to promoting and implementing programs and policies for the benefit, empowerment, and growth of ...
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Zeta Phi Beta Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. () is a historically African American sorority. In 1920, five women from Howard University envisioned a sorority that would raise the consciousness of their people, encourage the highest standards of scholastic achie ...
sorority, founded 1920 * Zonta International Empowering women through Service and Advocacy, founded 1919


Oceania


Australia

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Adelaide Women's Club Adelaide Women's Club was a social club for women which operated from 1922 to 1938 in Adelaide, South Australia. History The Adelaide Women's Club was founded in June 1922 by a handful of professional women led by Adelaide Miethke, and incorpora ...
(1922–1938) *
Australian Federation of University Women Australian Graduate Women (AGW), founded in 1922, is the national organisation for Graduate Women in Australia. Previously known as the Australian Federation of University Women until 2009 and the Australian Federation of Graduate Women until Ap ...
, founded 1922 * Australian Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry * Australian Women's Health Network health advocacy organisation * Country Women's Association, founded 1922 *
Emily's List EMILY's List is an American political action committee (PAC) that aims to help elect Democratic female candidates in favor of abortion rights to office. It was founded by Ellen Malcolm in 1985. The group's name is an acronym for "Early Money ...
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Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also simply known as Labor, is the major centre-left political party in Australia, one of two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia. The party forms the f ...
organisation for the equalising of women in politics, started by Joan Kirner) *
League of Women Voters of South Australia The League of Women Voters of South Australia (formerly the Women's Non-Party Political Association of South Australia) was a women's organisation in South Australia from 1909 to 1979. It was founded in June 1909 by Lucy Morice in conjunction wi ...
(1909–1979) *
Lyceum Club (Australia) The Lyceum Club, also known as the Australian Association of Lyceum Clubs and formed in 1972 from several smaller clubs, is an Australian arts, literature and social activism group for women only. The aim of the AALC is to promote a spirit of good ...
, founded 1972 *
Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors The Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, established in Melbourne, Victoria in 1902, is the oldest surviving women's art group in Australia. History The Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors (MSWPS) began in 1902 as a ...
, founded 1902 *
National Council of Women of Australia The National Council of Women of Australia (NWA) is an Australian organisation founded in 1931. The council is an umbrella organisation with which are affiliated seven State and Territory National Councils of Women. It is non-party political, no ...
, founded 1888, affiliated with the
International Council of Women The International Council of Women (ICW) is a women's rights organization working across national boundaries for the common cause of advocating human rights for women. In March and April 1888, women leaders came together in Washington, D.C., with ...
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National Council of Women of Queensland The National Council of Women of Queensland is an umbrella organisation in Queensland, Australia. It unites other organisations with humanitarian and educational objectives for women and is non-party-political, non-sectarian, and not-for-profit. I ...
, founded 1905 *
Union of Australian Women The Union of Australian Women (UAW) is a left-wing women's organisation concerned with local and international issues regarding women's rights, international peace and equality. The UAW was established in Sydney on 31 July 1950 in New South Wal ...
(1950–1995) * Women's Electoral Lobby, founded 1972 *
Women's National Emergency Legion The Women's National Emergency Legion (WNEL) was an Australian female auxiliary and training organisation of the World War II-era that was based in Brisbane. It was established in 1938 and provided volunteers with training in first aid and other sk ...
(1938–1947) *
Women's Peace Army Formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1915, the Women’s Peace Army was an Australian anti-war socialist movement that sought to mobilise and unite women, regardless of political or religious beliefs, in their opposition to war. Autonomous branche ...
, founded 1915 *
Women's Service Guilds The Women's Service Guilds (WSG), initially known as the Women's Service Guilds of Western Australia, was an organising body of the feminist movement in Australia. Founded in 1909, they integrated the campaigns for improved status and welfare o ...
(1909–1997)


New Zealand

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Māori Women's Welfare League The Māori Women’s Welfare League or Te Rōpū Wāhine Māori Toko I te Ora is a New Zealand welfare organisation focusing on Māori women and children. It held its first conference in Wellington in September 1951. The League's official aims ...
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New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective __NOTOC__ The Aotearoa New Zealand Sex Workers' Collective (NZPC), formerly the New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective, is a New Zealand-based organisation that supports sex workers' rights and educates sex workers about minimising the risks of the ...


Solomon Islands

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Solomon Islands National Council of Women Solomon Islands National Council of Women is a non-governmental women's organisation based in Honiara, in the Solomon Islands. It was founded in 1983 It has received funding from the Global Fund for Women The Global Fund for Women is a non-pr ...
, founded 1983 *
Women’s Rights Action Movement Women's Rights Action Movement (WRAM) is a women's rights organisation based in the Solomon Islands, which campaigns for greater representation of women in politics, as well as advocating for changes to the governance of the country to enable gen ...


South America


Argentina

* Associación Madres del Dolor (Mothers in Pain), established 2004 * Foundation for Studies and Research on Women (FEIM), established 1989. *
Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo ( es, italic=no, Asociación Civil Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo) is a human rights organization with the goal of finding the children stolen and illegally adopted during the 1976–1983 Argentine military dicta ...
, established 1977. An organization of women whose grandchildren "disappeared". *
Mothers of the Plaza 25 de Mayo The Mothers of the Plaza 25 de Mayo ( es, italic=no, Madres de la Plaza 25 de Mayo, links=no), also known simply as Las Madres de Rosario or Madres Rosario, is an Argentine human rights group based in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. The o ...
. An organization of mothers whose children "disappeared" in the Santa Fe Province. * Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, established 1977. An organization of mothers whose children "disappeared". * Ni una menos (Not one
oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
less), established 2015. Against
machista Machismo (; ; ; ) is the sense of being " manly" and self-reliant, a concept associated with "a strong sense of masculine pride: an exaggerated masculinity". Machismo is a term originating in the early 1930s and 1940s best defined as hav ...
violence.


Bolivia

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Atene Femenino Atene Femenino was a women's organization in Bolivia, founded in 1923.Tétreault, Mary Ann, Women and Revolution in Africa, Asia, and the New World' It has been referred to as the first women's organization in Bolivia. Atene Femenino was founded i ...
, founded 1923. White upper-class women's organization working for women's rights. * Bartolina Sisa Confederation, founded 1980. Union for peasant women in Bolivia. *
Mujeres Creando Mujeres Creando ('' Eng: Women Creating'') is a Bolivian anarcha-feminist collective that participates in a range of anti- poverty work, including propaganda, street theater and direct action. The group was founded by María Galindo, Mónica Me ...
, founded 1992. Anarcha-feminist collective.


Brazil

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Brazilian Women's Articulation The Brazilian Women's Articulation (in Portuguese Articulação das Mulheres Brasileiras) is a Brazilian feminist organization that links women's organizations in Brazil's 26 states and its federal district. It has been active since its founding in ...
(AMB – Articulação de Mulheres Brasileiras), founded 1994. Links women's organizations across Brazil. * Brazilian Women's Federation, active 1949 to 1957. Leftist feminist group associated with the Brazilian Communist Party (PCB). *
Federação Brasileira pelo Progresso Feminino The Brazilian Federation for Women's Progress ( pt, Federação Brasileira pelo Progresso Feminino, FBPF) was a Brazilian women's rights organization founded on 9 August 1922 in Rio de Janeiro, mainly on the initiative of the Brazilian feminist l ...
(FBPF), founded 1922. Women's suffrage organization. *
Geledés - Black Women's Institute Geledés - Black Women's Institute ( Geledés - Instituto da Mulher Negra) is a Brazilian political organization of black women against racism and sexism. It is a civil society organization founded on April 30, 1988. Geledés main goal is to eradic ...
, founded 1988. Black feminist NGO.


Chile

* Círculo de Estudios de la Mujer, active 1979 to 1983. Response to the Pinochet dictatorship. * National Council of Women (Chile), founded in 1919. Women's suffrage organization. *
Pro-Emancipation Movement of Chilean Women Pro-Emancipation Movement of Chilean Women ( es, italic=no, Movimiento Pro-Emancipación de las Mujeres de Chile) (often known as MEMCh or MEMCH) was both a historic women's rights organization, which pressed for equality between 1935 and 1953 and a ...
, active 1935 to 1953. Women's organization with national political strategy. Restarted in 1983 as an umbrella organization of women's groups.


Colombia

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Butterflies with New Wings Building a Future (Butterflies) Butterflies with New Wings Building a Future (Butterflies) (Spanish: Red Mariposas de Alas Nuevas Construyendo Futuro) is a non-prof organization from Buenaventura, Colombia. The organization is a self- help group of forcibly displaced and local ...
, founded 2010. Self-help group of forcibly displaced and local women in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca. *
WWB Colombia WWB Colombia is a microfinance institution in Colombia. History WWB Colombia - Cali was founded in 1980 by a group of professional and businesswomen in Cali, Colombia. WWB Colombia was the first entity to grant a micro loan in the country. T ...
, founded 1980. Microfinance institution.


Mexico

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Coalition of Mexican Feminist Women The Coalition of Mexican Feminist Women (''Coalición de Mujeres Feministas Mexicanas'') was a Mexican feminist organization created in 1976. History The coalition brought together five existing Mexican feminist groups, and two publications, inclu ...
, active 1976 to early 1980s. Feminist organization focussing on abortion rights.


Paraguay

* Coordinación de Mujeres del Paraguay, founded 1987. National network of feminist organizations. *
Liga Paraguaya de los Derechos de la Mujer Liga Paraguaya de los Derechos de la Mujer was a women's organization in Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in ...
, founded 1951. *
Unión Femenina del Paraguay Unión may refer to: Places * Unión, Paraguay * Unión Municipality, Falcón, Venezuela * Unión, Montevideo, Uruguay * Unión Cantinil, Huehuetenango, Guatemala * Unión, San Luis, Argentina * Unión Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina * Uni ...
(UFP), active 1936 to 1937 *
Unión Democrática de Mujeres Unión may refer to: Places * Unión, Paraguay * Unión Municipality, Falcón, Venezuela * Unión, Montevideo, Uruguay * Unión Cantinil, Huehuetenango, Guatemala * Unión, San Luis, Argentina * Unión Department, Córdoba Province, Argentina * Uni ...
, active 1946 to 1947.


Peru

* Accion para la Liberacion de la Mujer Peruana (ALIMUPER), active 1973 to the early 1980s. Middle-class feminist organization. * Flora Tristán Peruvian Women's Center, founded 1979. Middle-class feminist organization.


Uruguay

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Consejo Nacional de Mujeres del Uruguay The National Women's Council of Uruguay (''Consejo Nacional de Mujeres del Uruguay'', CONAMU) was a women's organization in Uruguay, founded in 1916. It was founded by the leading suffragist Paulina Luisi in 1916 along with other feminists such ...
(CONAMU), founded 1916. Organization pressing for women's suffrage and other women's issues. *
Cotidiano Mujer Cotidiano Mujer (Everyday Woman) is a Uruguayan feminist collective based in Montevideo. The group's mission is to contribute to promotion of social, cultural, and political change that works towards gender equity and democracy among women in Urug ...
, founded 1985. Feminist collective based in
Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
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Independent Democratic Feminist Party The Independent Democratic Feminist Party ( es, Partido Independiente Demócrata Feminista, PIDF) was a political party in Uruguay founded by Sara Rey Álvarez. The party emerged after the women's suffrage law was approved in 1932, and participate ...
, active 1933 to 1938. Feminist political party founded by
Sara Rey Álvarez Sara Rey Álvarez (1894–1949) was a Uruguayan writer, feminist and political activist. Life Sara Rey Álvarez studied psychology and philosophy in London and Brussels in the mid-1920s. There she interviewed Emmeline Pankhurst, and met Louise Van ...
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Uruguayan Women's Suffrage Alliance The Uruguayan Women's Suffrage Alliance (''Alianza Uruguaya por el Sufragio Femenino'', or simply ''Alianza'') was a Uruguayan women's suffrage organization. The Alianza was cofounded by Paulina Luisi in August 1919, breaking away from CONAMU to c ...
. Founded 1919. Women's suffrage organization.


See also

* List of women's associations *
List of women's conferences This is a chronological list of women's conferences. 19th century *Seneca Falls Convention, 1848, Seneca Falls, New York, first women's rights convention *Rochester Women's Rights Convention of 1848, Rochester, New York *National Women's Rights C ...
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List of human rights organizations :''The list is incomplete; please add known articles or create missing ones'' The following is a list of articles on the human rights organisations of the world. It does not include political parties, or academic institutions. The list includes ...
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List of organizations for women in science This is a list of notable organizations for women in science and, more generally; science, technology, engineering, and math. General STEM-oriented groups International groups who cover the general topics of science, technology, engineering, and m ...
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List of women's rights activists This article is a list of notable women's rights activists, arranged alphabetically by modern country names and by the names of the persons listed. Afghanistan * Amina Azimi – disabled women's rights advocate * Hasina Jalal – women's empowerm ...
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List of women pacifists and peace activists This is a list of women pacifists and peace activists by nationality – notable women who are well known for their work in promoting pacifism. Introduction Women have been active in peace movements since at least the 19th century. After the Fir ...
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Women's suffrage organizations This list of suffragists and suffragettes includes noted individuals active in the worldwide women's suffrage movement who have campaigned or strongly advocated for women's suffrage, the organisations which they formed or joined, and the #Women ...
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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, ...


References

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