List of women's organizations
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This is a list of women's organisations by geography.
See also: List of human rights organisations
International
- Associations of Junior Leagues International – Women's volunteer organization
- Christian Women in Media Association – a nonprofit organization
- Council of Women World Leaders — Membership of nearly all the world's current and former women presidents and prime ministers
- Equality Now – founded in 1992 to ensure gender equality and an end to violence against women.
- International Alliance of Women – founded in 1904 to advocate suffrage
- International Association of Women Police (established 1915)
- International Council of Women – founded in the year 1888, first international women's organization
- International Federation of Business and Professional Women (founded 1930)
- International Federation of University Women – Organized to promote women's education (founded 1919)
- International Inner Wheel – Service Organisation by Women (founded 1920)
- International Women's Suffrage Alliance – major suffrage organization
- National Women's Political Caucus – Founded in 1972. NWPC recruits, trains and supports pro-choice women candidates for elected and appointed offices at all levels of government regardless of party affiliation.
- Nobel Women's Initiative – founded by women Nobel Peace Prize winners
- 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)
- Relief Society – Worldwide charitable and educational organization of LDS women (founded 1842)
- St. Joan's International Alliance – Feminist Catholic organization founded in 1911
- Soroptimist International- Worldwide service-organisation for women (founded 1921)
- Third World Organization for Women in Science
- UNIFEM – United Nations Development Fund for Women (established 1976)
- UN Women (established 2010)
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union – Anti-alcohol movement (founded 1874)
- Women's Commission For Refugee Women and Children – Seeks to defend rights of refugee women, youth and children (organized 1989)
- Women's Environment & Development Organization – Advocates women’s equality in global policy (created 1990)
- Women's International Democratic Federation
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) – Women's peace movement (created 1915)
- Women's International Zionist Organization – Founded in 1929 to provide community services in Mandate Palestine, now active in Israel and throughout the Jewish world
- Women's WorldWide Web (W4) – Empowering women and girls around the world (founded 2010)
- World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (founded 1928)
- Young Women's Christian Association – Originally created to provide housing and other services to Christian women (founded 1855)
- Zonta International – Founded in 1919, Zonta International is a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy
Africa
- Amal Women's Training Center and Moroccan Restaurant (helps disadvantaged women gain work experience by training them in the culinary arts)
- Association Solidarité Féminine (helps single mothers gain work experience by training them at the association's restaurant, patisserie, and hammam)
- Women'sNet (South African support for women activists using technology)
- WOUGNET (Women of Uganda Network)
- Angolan Women Organization
Australia
- Australian Women's Health Network health advocacy organisation
- Country Women's Association
- Emily's List (Australian Labor Party organisation for the equalising of women in politics, started by Joan Kirner)
- National Council of Women of Australia – founded 1888, affiliated with the International Council of Women
- Women's Electoral Lobby
Canada
- Canadian Women's Suffrage Association
- Canadian Unitarian Universalist Women's Association
- Deborah's Gate
- Junior League
- National Council of Women of Canada
- Servants Anonymous Society
Denmark
Asia
- All-China Women's Federation (ACWF)
- Na'amat, Israel-based women's organization
- National Alliance of Taiwan Women's Associations (NATWA)
- WomensHub (Philippines support for women activists using technology)
- Gulabi Gang,India
- Shakti Foundation,India
Egypt
Europe
India
Institute of South Asian Women
- Gulabi gang,Gujarat
New Zealand
Norway
Sweden
- Country Association for Women's Suffrage active from 1902–1921
- Fredrika-Bremer-Förbundet active from 1884
- Married Woman's Property Rights Association active from 1873 to 1896
- Välgörande fruntimmerssällskapet active from 1819 to 1934
United Kingdom
- British Women's Institute
- Conservative Women's Organisation, the organisation for women members of the Conservative Party (UK)
- The Conservative Woman, stand for social conservative values
- Dublin Women's Suffrage Association fought for women's suffrage
- Freedom Charity, organisation for helping victims of forced marriage and associated violence
- Engender, Edinburgh-based feminist organization
- Irish Women's Franchise League women's suffrage group founded in 1908
- Junior League
- Ladies Circle
- League of Jewish Women
- National Society for Women's Suffrage
- National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies major woman's suffrage group
- National Women's Register (NWR) A network of local groups and individual members who enjoy lively discussion and conversation
- Rape Crisis England and Wales Feminist charity and umbrella body for Rape Crisis Centres across England and Wales
- Socialist Women's Network
- The Association of Loyal Orangewomen of Ireland
- Women's Social and Political Union a major suffrage organization in the United Kingdom
- Fawcett Society the UK's leading campaigning organisation for women’s equality and rights – at home, at work and in public life
United States
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc
- American Association for Women Radiologists AAWR
- American Association of University Women (1881)
- American Equal Rights Association
- American Heritage Girls
- American Woman Suffrage Association
- Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
- Big Sisters
- Business and Professional Women's Foundation
- Catholic Daughters of the Americas (founded in 1903)
- Concerned Women for America
- Commercial Real Estate Women
- Daughters of the American Revolution – Historical society (founded 1890)
- Daughters of Utah Pioneers – Historical society (founded 1919)
- Degree of Pocahontas
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. – founded in 1913
- EMILY's List
- Equal Rights Advocates
- Feminists for Life
- Feminist Majority Foundation
- General Federation of Women's Clubs (1890)
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America
- Hadassah
- JC's Girls
- Job's Daughters International
- Junior League
- La Leche League
- Lambda Tau Omega – Founded in 1988
- League of Women Voters
- National American Woman Suffrage Association
- National Association of Professional Women (NAPW)
- 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
- National Federation of Republican Women
- National Organization for Women (NOW)
- National Women Of Achievement, Incorporated - founded in 1975 by Maduest Walls Stewart
- National Woman Suffrage Association
- National Woman's Party – suffrage organization founded in 1913 by Alice Paul
- National Women's Political Caucus
- Pythian Sisters
- Rebekah Degree
- Relief Society
- Royal Neighbors of America
- Refugee Women's Network
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. – founded in 1922
- U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce
- Veteran Feminists of America
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union
- Woman's Missionary Union
- Women's Refugee Commission
- Worldwide Association Of Female Professionals
- Younger Women's Task Force
- Zeta Phi Beta, Inc
See also
- List of organizations for women in science
- List of women's rights activists
- Women's suffrage organizations
- Women's rights
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