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Alliance of Pan American Round Tables Alliance of Pan American Round Tables (also known as the ''Alizanza de Mesas Redondas Panamericanas'', 1916-) is a women's organization founded on October 16, 1916 in San Antonio, Texas by Florence Terry Griswold. With the motto "One for All and Al ...
– founded 1916 to foster women's relationships throughout the Americas * Arab Feminist Union – 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 – 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 – 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 Equality Now is a non-governmental organization founded in 1992 to advocate for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls. Through a combination of regional partnerships, community mobilization and legal advocacy the or ...
– 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 con ...
* Every Woman Foundation – 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 – founded 1924 for the wives and daughters of Rotarians *
International Alliance of Women The International Alliance of Women (IAW; french: Alliance Internationale des Femmes, AIF) is an international non-governmental organization that works to promote women's rights and gender equality. It was historically the main international org ...
– founded in 1904 to advocate suffrage * International Alliance for Women – founded 1980 for professional women *
International Association of Women Police The International Association of Women Police (IAWP) is a global organization for women in criminal justice professions. Its mission is to "strengthen, unite and raise the profile of women in criminal justice internationally." Mission and Visio ...
– (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., wit ...
– founded in the year 1888, first international women's organization *
International Federation for Research in Women's History The International Federation for Research in Women's History (IFRWH) is an international organisation whose aim is "to encourage and coordinate research in all aspects of women's history at international level...". It was founded in 1987. It is als ...
– founded 1987, organizes international conferences *
International Federation of Business and Professional Women International Federation of Business and Professional Women (or BPW International) is a worldwide organization committed to networking among and empowering women worldwide. BPW International serves as a forum for professional business women with b ...
– 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 The International Women's Forum (IWF), founded in 1974 as the Women's Forum of New York, is an invitation-only women's organization with some 7,000 members. Its mission is "to support the women leaders of today and tomorrow". The IWF hosts two con ...
– 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 The International Alliance of Women (IAW; french: Alliance Internationale des Femmes, AIF) is an international non-governmental organization that works to promote women's rights and gender equality. It was historically the main international org ...
– 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 Little Entente of Women (1923–1930) was an umbrella organization for women's groups in the Balkan region and one of the first organizations to try to reunite Eastern European women from the former Austro-Hungarian region to work on changing thei ...
– umbrella organization for Eastern European women's groups *
National Association of Women in Construction The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) is a professional association for women in the field of construction. The purpose of the association is to support women in construction through networking, professional education, and ment ...
– founded 1955 for the advancement of women in construction *
National Organization for Women The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist organization. Founded in 1966, it is legally a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S. states and in Washington, D.C. It ...
– women's equal rights group *
National Women's Register National Women's Register (NWR) is an organisation of women's groups in the United Kingdom and Australia. There is a branch of the organisation in Zimbabwe known as Women In Touch (WIT). There are independent members in France, Germany, New Zealand, ...
– covers various countries and is a mother's day out program for stay-at-home caregivers * Nobel Women's Initiative – founded by women
Nobel Peace Prize 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 Chemistry, Physics, Physiolog ...
winners * One Billion Rising – 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 – philanthropic organization with chapters in North America (organized 1869) * Quota International – empowering women, children, deaf, hard-of-hearing, and speech impaired (founded 1919) * Peace X Peace – founded 2002 *
Relief Society 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 – 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 – founded 1907 * Sweet Adelines International – 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 – 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 foc ...
– 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 Womankind Worldwide is a UK-based, feminist global women's rights organisation that works in solidarity with women's movements around the world to bring about lasting change in women's lives. Founded in 1989, Womankind partners with women's movemen ...
– 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 – 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 – in support of women parliamentarians * Women in the World Foundation *
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 ...
– Advocates women’s equality in global policy (created 1990) *
Women's International Democratic Federation Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF) is an international organization with the stated goal of working for women's rights. It was established in 1945 and was most active during the Cold War. It initially focussed on anti-fascism, worl ...
– founded in 1945 in Paris, organization aimed at improving women's economic rights *
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is a non-profit non-governmental organization working "to bring together women of different political views and philosophical and religious backgrounds determined to study and make kno ...
(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 Dias ...
– Founded in 1929 to provide community services in
Mandate Palestine Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 i ...
, 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 founded 1979, empowering low-income women around the world through financial inclusion * Women's WorldWide Web (W4) – Empowering women and girls around the world (founded 2010) *
World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, and has its ...
– founded 1928 * World Pulse – 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 women (founded 1855) *
Zonta International Zonta International is an international service organization with the mission of advancing the status of women. Alan Axelrod, ''International Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Fraternal Orders'', New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1997, p. 271. ...
– 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, M ...
– 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 – 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 ...
– initiating girls into adulthood *
Women'sNet Women'sNet is a networking support programme designed to enable South African women to use the internet to find the people, issues, resources and tools needed for women's social action. Issues Some of the issues it has focused on include HIV/AIDS ...
– South African support for women activists using technology * WOUGNET – Women of Uganda Network


Angola

* Organization of Angolan Women (OMA) – founded 1962


Burundi

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


Democratic Republic of the Congo

* Dynamique des femmes jurists – founded 2006 * Nothing Without Women – 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 – 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 A clinic (or outpatient clinic or ambulator ...
or Muhammad 'Ali Benevolent Society, (1909–1964)


Eswatini

* Eswatini Single Mothers Organization (SWASMO) – founded 2009


Ethiopia

* KMG Ethiopia – founded 1997


Ghana

* Mbaasem Foundation, founded 2000 by
Ama Ata Aidoo Ama Ata Aidoo, ''née'' Christina Ama Aidoo (born 23 March 1942) is a Ghanaian author, poet, playwright and academic. She was the Minister of Education under the Jerry Rawlings administration. In 2000, she established the Mbaasem Foundation t ...
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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 (SWOPA), founded 1997


Ivory Coast

* Association des Femmes Ivoiriennes – founded 1963


Kenya

* Maendeleo Ya Wanawake – 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 * Liberian Women's Social and Political Movement, founded 1946 by Sarah Simpson-George


Libya

* Voice of Libyan Women (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


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, M ...
– 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 * Miss Moto Maroc – founded 2011


Mozambique

* Organization of Mozambican Women – 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 *
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 The National Commission for Women (NCW) is the statutory body of the Government of India, generally concerned with advising the government on all policy matters affecting women. It was established on 31 January 1992 under the provisions of the I ...
(NCW) – founded 1988 * Rural Women Energy Security (RUWES) – founded 2013 * Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) – founded 2001 * Women Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON) – founded 1993 by Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi *
Women in Nigeria Nigeria's underdevelopment regarding the status of their women, due to a long history of colonial exploitation and oppression, has brought about a distortion of Nigeria's economic, educational, religious, cultural, social, ideological and so ...
(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 – founded 1956


Rwanda

* Pro-Femmes Twese Hamwe – founded 1992


Senegal

* Henriette-Bathily Women's Museum – opened 1994 * Yewwu-Yewwi – founded 1984


Sierra Leone

* Sierra Leone Women's Movement (SLWM) – founded 1951 by Constance Cummings-John *
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 e ...
– 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 ...
* Sixth Clan – founded 2002 by Asha Haji Elmi *
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

* African National Congress Women's League – founded 1948, replacing Bantu Women's League founded 1918 by
Charlotte Maxeke Charlotte Makgomo (née Mannya) Maxeke (7 April 1871 – 16 October 1939) was a South African religious leader, social and political activist; she was the first black woman to graduate with a university degree in South Africa with a B.Sc from Wi ...
* Natal Organisation of Women – founded 1983 * National Movement of Rural Women (NMRW) – founded 1990 * Women Forward – founded 2008 * Women’s Enfranchisement Association of the Union – 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 ...
* Uganda Women's Network * Women At Work International – founded 2003 * WOUGNET – founded 2000


Zambia

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Zambia Alliance of Women Zambia Alliance of Women (ZAW) is a non-governmental membership organization for Zambian women founded in 1978. History Zambia Alliance of Women was established in 1978 to promote gender equality, development and peace. ZAW was registered under t ...
– founded 1978 * Zambian National Women's Lobby – founded 1991


Zimbabwe

* Akashinga – founded 2017 * Zimbabwe Women Writers – founded 1990 * Zimbabwe Women's Bureau – founded 1978 * Zimbabwe Women's Resource Centre and Network – founded 1990


Asia

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All-China Women's Federation The All-China Women's Federation (ACWF; ) is a women's rights people's organization established in China on 24 March 1949. It was originally called the All-China Democratic Women's Foundation, and was renamed the All-China Women's Federation in ...
(ACWF) * Arab Feminist Union *
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 *
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 – founded 1978 * Afghan Women's Network – 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 – founded 1965 * Kapisa Women's Center – founded 2008 *
Ministry of Women's Affairs (Afghanistan) Afghan Ministry of Women's Affairs (MOWA) (, ) was a ministry in the Afghan government which was established in late 2001 by the Afghan Interim Administration. MOWA was the lead agency for promoting women's rights and advancement in Afghanist ...
– founded 2001 *
Women for Afghan Women Women for Afghan Women, also known as WAW, is the largest non-government Afghan women's rights organization in the world, founded in April 2001. It is dedicated to protecting the rights of Afghan women and girls. The staff are mostly Afghans and W ...
– 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

* Supreme Council for Women – 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 Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association (বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় মহিলা আইনজীবী সমিতি) is a lawyer's association based in Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the Peop ...


China

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Tiananmen Mothers The Tiananmen Mothers ( zh, 天安门母亲) is a group of Chinese democracy activists promoting a change in the government's position over the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. It is led by Ding Zilin, a retired university professor whos ...
– founded 1989


East Timor

* Rede Feto – 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 ...
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All India Women's Conference The All India Women's Conference (AIWC) is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Delhi. It was founded in 1927 by Margaret Cousins in order to improve educational efforts for women and children and has expanded its scope to also tackle ...
, 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 ...
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Bharatiya Grameen Mahila Sangh Bharatiya Grameen Mahila Sangh or BGMS (National Association of Rural Women India), founded in 1955, is a non-political and non-sectarian national organization with branches all over India, in 14 states and union territories. It is affiliated with ...
(National Association of Rural Women India) *
Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan or BMMA ('Indian Muslim Women's Movement') is an autonomous, secular, rights-based mass organization led by Zakia Soman which fights for the citizenship rights of the Muslim women in India. The BMMA was formed in J ...
(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 ...
* Centre for Equality and Inclusion *
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 *
Gulabi Gang The Gulabi Gang (from Hindi language, Hindi ''gulabi'', "pink") is a Vigilantism, vigilante group. The group first appeared in Banda district (India), Banda district, Uttar Pradesh, as a response to widespread domestic abuse and other violence ...
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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 ...
* Indian Women Scientists' Association *
Mahila Atma Raksha Samiti The Mahila Atma Raksha Samiti ( bn, মহিলা আত্মরক্ষা সমিতি, 'Women's Self-Defense Association, abbreviated MARS) was a women's movement in Bengal, India.Agarwal, Bina. Gender and Land Rights in South Asia'. Ca ...
, women's rights * Ministry of Women and Child Development *
Msf Haritha The Muslim Students Federation (M.S. F.) is the student wing of Indian Union Muslim League party in India. Muslim Students Federation is principally active in Indian university and college campuses. P.V Ahmed Saju and S. H. Muhammed Arshad ...
, 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 Girid ...
founded 1990, women's liberation * Odanadi Seva Trust, founded 1984, trafficking * OYSS Women * Project Nanhi Kali, 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 ...
* Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad, women's cooperative *
Working Women's Forum The Working Women's Forum (WWF) is a women's organisation in southern India. It was founded in 1978 by Jaya Arunachalam in Madras (Chennai). The WWF aims to empower poor women in southern India by providing microcredit, a trade union, health ca ...
, founded 1976, empowering poor women


Indonesia

* Aisyiyah, founded 1917, women's empowerment * Gerakan Wanita Sosialis *
Isteri-Sedar Isteri-Sedar (IS—Aware Women) was a women's organization established in Bandung, Indonesia in 1930 by Soewarni Pringgodigdo. It was a radical nationalist group founded on its anti-polygamy stance after the First Indonesian Women's Congress in 1928 ...
* Murba Women's Union * Wanita Indonesia * Working Women's Front


Iran

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Jam'iyat-e Nesvan-e Vatankhah Jam'iyat-e Nesvân-e Vatankhâh ( fa, جمعیت نسوان وطنخواه, meaning "Patriotic Women's League of Iran" or "Society of Patriotic Women") (1922–1933), was one of the most active organizations in the Women's rights movement in I ...
, 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 The Mourning Mothers (also known as the Mothers of Laleh Park) are a group of Iranian women whose spouses or children were killed by government agents in the protests following the disputed Iranian presidential election of 2009. The group also i ...
, mothers of children killed in violence


Iraq

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Women's Awakening Club Women's Awakening Club (''Nadi al-Nahda al-. Nisa'iyya''), also called Women's Renaissance Club was a women's organization in Iraq, founded in 1923. It was the first women's organization in Iraq, and the start point of the Iraqi women's movement. ...
, founded 1923 * General Federation of Iraqi Women, founded 1969 * Iraqi Women's League, 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

* Bat Shalom, Jewish and Arab women for peace, established 1994 * Coalition of Women for Peace * Haifa Women's Coalition *
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 ...
*
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 of the Wall (Hebrew: נשות הכותל, ''Neshot HaKotel'') is a multi-denominational Jewish feminist organization based in Israel whose goal is to secure the rights of women to pray at the Western Wall, also called the Kotel, in a fashi ...
*
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 Dias ...


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 ...
*
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, established 1945 * New Japan Women's League, established 1946 *
New Women's Association The New Women's Association (NWA, also known as New Women's Society 新婦人協会, ''Shin-fujin kyokai'') was a Japanese women's rights organization founded in 1919. The organization strove to enhance women's rights in the areas of education, empl ...
(1920–1922) *
Sekirankai The ''Sekirankai'' (赤瀾会; Red Wave Society) was a Japanese socialist women's organization active in 1921. Members of an anarchist group established the organization in April 1921. Prominent feminists Yamakawa Kikue and Noe Itō were advisers ...
, women's socialist organization


Lebanon

* Syrian-Lebanese Women's Union, founded 1920


Malaysia

* All Women's Action Society *
Sisters in Islam Sisters in Islam (SIS) is a Malaysia, Malaysian civil society organisation committed to promoting the Women's rights, rights of women within the frameworks of Islam and universal human rights. Its efforts to promote the rights of Muslim women a ...
, 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 ...
*
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


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 ...
* Shan Women's Action Network *
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

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All Pakistan Women's Association The All Pakistan Women's Association, or APWA, ( ur, آل پاکستان ویمنز ایسوسی ایشن) as it is commonly known, is a voluntary, non-profit and non-political Pakistani organisation whose fundamental aim is the promotion of mo ...
, founded 1949 *
Aurat Foundation Aurat Foundation, founded in 1986, is a women's rights organization based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Its co-founders were Nigar Ahmed and Shahla Zia. Aurat Foundation lobbies and advocates for women. It also holds demonstrations and public awarenes ...
, 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 ...
*
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 The Women Media Center (WMC) is a non-profit organization created in 2005 to promote women journalists and women in the media in Pakistan. Based in Karachi, Pakistan, the Center promotes gender equality in Pakistani mass media. About WMC was f ...
* Women’s Action Forum, established 1981


Palestine

* Arab Women's Executive Committee, 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

* Qatari Women Association


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

* Chanyang-hoe, 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

* Syrian-Lebanese Women's Union, 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 Mesopo ...
, 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

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Anjaree Anjaree ( th, อัญจารี) was an LGBT rights organization in Thailand. It formed as a lesbian organization in 1986 and has focused on issues such as reforming the words used to refer to same sex desire and campaigning for same sex marria ...
, gay rights * Shan Women's Action Network


United Arab Emirates

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Dubai Women Establishment The Dubai Women Establishment (DWE) is an organization established in 2006 in order to support women in the United Arab Emirates. The organization is supportive of policies that empower women in the workplace, and help "develop an environment that f ...
, established 2006


Yemen

* Adeni Women´s Club, founded in 1943 * General Union of Yemeni Women, founded in 1968 * Women National Committee, founded 1996, government body * Yemeni Women's Union, founded in 1990


Europe

* European Feminist Forum *
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 *
Zonta International Zonta International is an international service organization with the mission of advancing the status of women. Alan Axelrod, ''International Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Fraternal Orders'', New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1997, p. 271. ...
, founded 1919, NGO Member Council of Europe, UN Consultative status


Albania

* Gruaja Shiqiptare


Austria

*
Allgemeiner Österreichischer Frauenverein The ( AÖFV, English: General Austrian Women's Association)This article generally uses native German names, but gives the English translations in brackets. was an Austrian women's organization for women's suffrage, active between 1893 and 1919. ...


Azerbaijan

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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, founded in 1912 for women in the French-speaking province of Wallonia


Bulgaria

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


Czech Republic

* Ženský Klub Český *
Women's National Council Women's National Council ( cs, Ženská národní rada (ŽNR)), 1923–1942, was the only women's umbrella organization in Czechoslovakia and only official women's collective which existed in the country until after 1990. As such, it was the most si ...


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 Pea ...
(Dansk Kvindesamfund), world's oldest women's rights organization, founded 1871 * De Danske Husmoderforeninger (The Danish Housewives Associations) * Fødselsstiftelsen (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 (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 a ...
(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 Kvinderådet (known in English as The Women's Council in Denmark), formerly Danske Kvinders Nationalråd), was established in 1899 as the Danish arm of the International Council of Women. It acts as an umbrella organization for all the Danish wome ...
(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., wit ...
*
KVINFO The Danish Center for Research on Women and Gender (KVINFO) is a Danish information center about women's issues. It primarily aims to provide the general public with information about the results of women's studies and gender research undertak ...
, 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, The Danish Equal Opportunities Council, 1975–2000 * Red Stocking Movement (''Rødstrømpebevægelsen'') 1970–1985, left-wing women's rights movement


Estonia

* Tartu Eesti Naesterahva Selts, founded 1907


Finland

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


France

* Association femmes et mathématiques, founded 1987 * British and Commonwealth Women's Association, founded 1962 * Fédération Française des Sociétés Féministes (1891–1893) * French Union for Women's Suffrage (1909–1944) *
Gouines rouges 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 t ...
, feminist lesbian movement * Groupe Feministe Socialiste, 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 *''
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


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 crea ...
(Federation of German Women's Associations) (1894–1933) *
Democratic Women's League of Germany The Democratic Women's League of Germany (german: italic=no, Demokratischer Frauenbund Deutschlands, or ''DFD'') was the mass women's organisation in East Germany. It was established in March 1947 and had the following official aims: *Removal ...
, founded 1947 *
Deutscher Verband für Frauenstimmrecht The Deutscher Verband für Frauenstimmrecht (German Union for Women's Suffrage) was a German women's organization for women's suffrage Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, ...
, suffrage organisation (1902–1919) * Deutscher Frauenring * Deutsches Frauenwerk, 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 The League of German Girls or the Band of German Maidens (german: Bund Deutscher Mädel, abbreviated as BDM) was the girls' wing of the Nazi Party youth movement, the Hitler Youth. It was the only legal female youth organization in Nazi Germany. ...
(1930–1945), Nazi association * League of Jewish Women (Germany) (''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 The "Queen Louise League" (German: ''Königin-Luise-Bund'', often shortened to ''Luisenbund'') was a German pro-monarchic women's organization. It was established in 1923 during the time of the Weimar Republic and lasted until the first years of N ...
or ''Königin-Luise-Bund'', founded 1923, pro-monarchic * Terre des Femmes, founded 1981


Greece

* Greek League for Women's Rights, founded 1920


Hungary

* Christian Women's League *
Feminist Association 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


Iceland

* Icelandic Women's Rights Association, founded 2007


Ireland

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Cumann na mBan Cumann na mBan (; literally "The Women's Council" but calling themselves The Irishwomen's Council in English), abbreviated C na mB, is an Irish republican women's paramilitary organisation formed in Dublin on 2 April 1914, merging with and d ...
(Irish Women's Council), founded 1913 * Cumann na Saoirse *
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 oppor ...
*
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, women's suffrage group founded in 1908 * Irish Women's Liberation Movement * Irish Women's Suffrage Society *
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 work ...
(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

* Associazione per la donna (Association for Women), founded in 1896 in support of women's civic and political rights * Comitato pro suffragio femminile (Committee for Women's Suffrage), founded in 1905 in support of women's voting rights *
Consiglio Nazionale delle Donne Italiane The Consiglio Nazionale delle Donne Italiane (CNDI) or National Council of Italian Women is an Italian federation of women's associations, including those admitting both men and women, bent on improving conditions for women. Founded in 1903 as the ...
(National Council of Italian Women), a federation founded in 1903 to improve conditions for women


Netherlands

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Arbeid Adelt The Tesselschade-Arbeid Adelt (TAA) is a Dutch women's rights organization. Founded in 1871 under the name Algemeene Vrouwenvereeniging Arbeid Adelt, it was the first nationwide women's organisation in the Netherlands, and the eldest still operatin ...
, 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 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 (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 The Norwegian Association for Women's Rights ( no, italic=no, Norsk Kvinnesaksforening; NKF) is Norway's oldest and preeminent women's and girls' rights organization and works "to promote gender equality and all women's and girls' human rights thr ...
*Norwegian Conservative Party's Women's Association, founded 1925 *Norwegian Labour Party's Women's Federation, 1901–2005 *Norwegian National Women's Council, founded 1904 *Norwegian Women's Lobby, established 2014 *Norwegian Women's Public Health Association *Nordic Women's University, established 2011 *Women's Front (Kvinnefronten), established 1972


Poland

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


Portugal

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


Romania

*''Liga Femeilor Române'', founded 1894 *''Liga Drepturile si Datoriile Femeii'', founded 1911 *Women in Business Romania (organization), 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

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


Sweden

*Christian Democratic Women's League *Fredrika Bremer Association, active from 1884 *Group 8 (Sweden), Group 8, active from 1968 to 2004 *Married Woman's Property Rights Association, active from 1873 to 1896 *Moderate Women, established 1912, representing the Moderate Party *National Association for Women's Suffrage (Sweden), National Association for Women's Suffrage active from 1902 to 1921 *National Council of Swedish Women, founded 1896 *Nya Idun, founded 1885 *SD Women, representing Sweden Democrats *Social Democratic Women in Sweden, established 1920 *Stockholms allmänna kvinnoklubb (Stockholm Public Women's Club), founded 1892 *Swedish Women's Educational Association, promoting Swedish language and culture internationally *Swedish Women's Lobby, established 1997 *Välgörande fruntimmerssällskapet, active from 1819 to 1934


Switzerland

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


Turkey

* Osmanlı Műdafaa-ı Hukûk-ı Nisvan Cemiyeti – founded 1913 * Türk Kadinlar Birligi – founded 1924 *Flying Broom – founded 1996 *Ka-Mer – founded 1997, offers protection and legal aid


Ukraine

*Ukrainian Women's Union, (1920–1938), active outside Soviet Ukraine *Feminist Workshop, Lviv, founded 2014


United Kingdom

*Back Off Scotland, anti-harassment group *Birds Eye View, film *Brighton Women's Centre, safe, women-only space *British Federation of Women Graduates *British Women's Temperance Association *Church League for Women's Suffrage, founded 1909 *Conservative Women's Organisation, the organisation for women members of the Conservative Party (UK) *Co-operative Women's Guild, founded 1893 *Fair Play For Women *Freedom Charity, organisation for helping victims of forced marriage and associated violence *Engender, Edinburgh-based feminist organization *Feminists Against Censorship, established 1989 *HeForShe *Junior League *Ladies Circle *Ladies National Association for the Repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts, founded 1869 *League of Jewish Women *Married Women's Association, established 1938 *Medical Women's Federation, established 1917 *Merched y Wawr, established 1967 *Mothers' Union, founded 1876 *National Assembly of Women, founded 1952, women's rights *National Society for Women's Suffrage, founded 1867 *National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, major woman's suffrage group *
National Women's Register National Women's Register (NWR) is an organisation of women's groups in the United Kingdom and Australia. There is a branch of the organisation in Zimbabwe known as Women In Touch (WIT). There are independent members in France, Germany, New Zealand, ...
(NWR), network of local groups and individual members who enjoy lively discussion and conversation *Open Door Council, founded 1926, equal opportunities *Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent *People's Suffrage Federation *Rape Crisis England and Wales, feminist charity and umbrella body for Rape Crisis Centres across England and Wales *Royal College of Midwives, founded 1881 *Socialist Women's Network *Society for Promoting the Employment of Women, established 1859 *Society of Women Artists, founded c. 1855 *Society of Women Musicians, founded 1911 *Orange Institution#Association of Loyal Orangewomen of Ireland, The Association of Loyal Orangewomen of Ireland *Women in Data, founded 2014 *Women in Publishing, founded 1979 *Women's Engineering Society, founded 1919 *Women's Guild of Arts, founded 1907 *Women's Institutes (WI), 6,500 local organisations, founded 1915 *Women's Labour League, founded 1906, promoting political representation *Women's Liberal Federation, Liberal Party *Women's Local Government Society, founded 1888 *Women's Social and Political Union (1903–1917), a major suffrage organization in the United Kingdom


Yugoslavia

*Yugoslav Women's Alliance, founded in 1919


North America

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


Belize

*Women's Issues Network of Belize, established 1993


Canada

*Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter *Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women *Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies *Canadian Federation of University Women *Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women * Canadian Unitarian Universalist Women's Association *Canadian Women in Literary Arts (CWILA) *Canadian Women's Foundation *Canadian Women's Press Club, founded 1904 * Canadian Women's Suffrage Association *Canadian Women Voters Congress *Congress of Black Women of Canada *DisAbled Women's Network Canada *Dominion Women's Enfranchisement Association, established 1889 *Equal Voice, founded 2001 *Federated Women's Institutes of Canada *Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario *Fédération des femmes du Québec, founded 1966 *Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire *Junior League *Lesbian Organization of Toronto *Local Council of Women of Halifax *National Action Committee on the Status of Women, founded 1971 *National Council of Women of Canada *National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada *Native Women's Association of Canada *Nova Scotia Voice of Women *Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre *Ottawa Women's Training and Employment Network *Pauktuutit, Inuit women *REAL Women of Canada * Servants Anonymous Society *University Women's Club of Toronto *Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter, established 1973 *Women's Legal Education and Action Fund, founded 1985


Cuba

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


Nicaragua

*Luisa Amanda Espinoza Association of Nicaraguan Women, founded 1977


United States

*African-American Women for Reproductive Freedom, founded 1990 *Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, founded 1908 *American Association for Women Radiologists AAWR, American Association for Women Radiologists *American Association of University Women (1881) *American Equal Rights Association *American Heritage Girls *American Legion Auxiliary, founded 1919 *American Woman Suffrage Association *Alabama's Colored Women's Club, covering clubs from 1888 *Assata's Daughters, founded Chicago 2015, protesting police violence *Association of Black Women Historians, founded 1979 *Association of Deans of Women and Advisers to Girls in Negro Schools, 1929–1954 *Association for Women in Communications *Association for Women in Science (AWIS) *Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Big Sisters *Business and Professional Women's Foundation *Catholic Daughters of the Americas, founded 1903 *Chicago Abortion Fund, founded 1985 *Collegium of Black Women Philosophers, founded 2007 *Combahee River Collective, 1974–1980, Black feminist lesbian organization *Commercial Real Estate Women *Concerned Women for America *Daughters of the American Revolution, historical society, founded 1890 *Daughters of Utah Pioneers, historical society, founded 1919 *Delta Delta Delta, sorority, founded 1888 *Improved Order of Red Men, Degree of Pocahontas *Delta Sigma Theta sorority, founded 1913 *EMILY's List *Equal Rights Advocates *Feminists for Life *Feminist Majority Foundation *General Federation of Women's Clubs (1890) *Girls on the Run, founded 1996 for pre-teens * Girl Scouts of the USA, Girl Scouts of the United States of America * Girls Who Code *Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America, Hadassah *Independent Women's Forum *Kappa Alpha Theta, sorority, founded 1870 *JC's Girls *Job's Daughters International *Junior League *La Leche League *Ladies of Liberty Alliance, founded 2009 *Lambda Tau Omega, founded 1988 *League of Women Voters *Leather & Lace Motorcycle Club, founded in Florida, 1983 *Mothers of the Movement, mothers of African American children *Motor Maids, motorcycle club, founded 1940 *National American Woman Suffrage Association *National Association for Women in Education *National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, founded 1896 *National Association of Professional Women *National Black Feminist Organization, 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, 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., wit ...
*National Federation of Republican Women *
National Organization for Women The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist organization. Founded in 1966, it is legally a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S. states and in Washington, D.C. It ...
(NOW) *National Organization of Black Women in Law Enforcement, founded 1985 *National Panhellenic Conference, women's sororities, established 1902 *National Woman Suffrage Association *National Woman's Party, suffrage organization founded in 1913 by Alice Paul *National Women's Political Caucus, pro-choice organization founded in 1972 *New York Women's Agenda, umbrella group *Ormes Society, promoting black women in the comic book industry *Knights of Pythias, Pythian Sisters *Rebekahs, 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 *Salsa Soul Sisters, black lesbian organization *Sigma Gamma Rho sorority, founded 1922 *Sisters in Crime, established 1986 for female crime authors *Society of Women Engineers, founded 1950 *Spinsters of San Francisco, founded 1929 * Sweet Adelines International, founded in 1945 *Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, founded 1897 *United Daughters of the Confederacy, national association of female descendants of Confederate States of America, Confederate war veterans formed in September 1894 *U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce *Veteran Feminists of America *Women Creating Change, 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, founded 1973, based in Chicago *Woman's Foreign Missionary Society, 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, name established 1955, attached to the Mennonite Church *Woman's Missionary Union *Women's Political Council, formed 1946, active in the 1950s *Women's Refugee Commission *Women's Trade Union League, 1903–1950, encouraging women to organize trade unions *Younger Women's Task Force *Zeta Phi Beta sorority, founded 1920 *
Zonta International Zonta International is an international service organization with the mission of advancing the status of women. Alan Axelrod, ''International Encyclopedia of Secret Societies and Fraternal Orders'', New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1997, p. 271. ...
Empowering women through Service and Advocacy, founded 1919


Oceania


Australia

* Adelaide Women's Club (1922–1938) *Australian Federation of University Women, 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 Australia, Emily's List (Australian Labor Party organisation for the equalising of women in politics, started by Joan Kirner) *League of Women Voters of South Australia (1909–1979) *Lyceum Club (Australia), founded 1972 *Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, founded 1902 * National Council of Women of Australia, 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., wit ...
*National Council of Women of Queensland, founded 1905 *Union of Australian Women (1950–1995) * Women's Electoral Lobby (Australia), Women's Electoral Lobby, founded 1972 *Women's National Emergency Legion (1938–1947) *Women's Peace Army, founded 1915 *Women's Service Guilds (1909–1997)


New Zealand

*Māori Women's Welfare League *National Council of Women of New Zealand *New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective


Solomon Islands

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


South America


Argentina

*Associación Madres del Dolor (Mothers in Pain), established 2004 *Foundation for Studies and Research on Women (FEIM), established 1989. *Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, established 1977. An organization of women whose grandchildren "disappeared". *Mothers of the Plaza 25 de Mayo. 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 [woman] less), established 2015. Against machista violence.


Bolivia

*Atene Femenino, 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, founded 1992. Anarcha-feminist collective.


Brazil

*Brazilian Women's Articulation (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 (FBPF), founded 1922. Women's suffrage organization. *Geledés - Black Women's Institute, 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, active 1935 to 1953. Women's organization with national political strategy. Restarted in 1983 as an umbrella organization of women's groups.


Colombia

*Butterflies with New Wings Building a Future (Butterflies), founded 2010. Self-help group of forcibly displaced and local women in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca. *WWB Colombia, founded 1980. Microfinance institution.


Mexico

*Coalition of Mexican Feminist Women, 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, founded 1951. *Unión Femenina del Paraguay (UFP), active 1936 to 1937 *Unión Democrática de Mujeres, 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

*Consejo Nacional de Mujeres del Uruguay (CONAMU), founded 1916. Organization pressing for women's suffrage and other women's issues. *Cotidiano Mujer, founded 1985. Feminist collective based in Montevideo. *Independent Democratic Feminist Party, active 1933 to 1938. Feminist political party founded by Sara Rey Álvarez. *Uruguayan Women's Suffrage Alliance. Founded 1919. Women's suffrage organization.


See also

* List of women's associations * List of women's conferences * List of human rights organizations * List of organizations for women in science * List of women's rights activists * List of women pacifists and peace activists * List of suffragists and suffragettes#Major suffrage organizations, Women's suffrage organizations * Women's rights


References

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