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This is a list of women's organisations by geography.
See also: List of human rights organisations
Contents
[hide][edit] International
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- Associations of Junior Leagues International - Women's volunteer organization
- Women in Science International League - International league for women specialized in all branches of sciences
- Council of Women World Leaders — Membership of nearly all the world's current and former women presidents and prime ministers
- International Association of Charity - Worldwide Catholic charitable organization for women (founded 1617)
- International Council of Jewish Women - Association of various Jewish women's organizations (created 1985)
- International Women's Department - Association of Pentecostal women affiliated with the Church of God in Christ (organized 1907)
- P.E.O. Sisterhood - Philanthropic organization with chapters in North America (organized 1869)
- Relief Society - Worldwide charitable and educational organization of LDS women (founded 1842); one of the oldest and largest women's organizations in the world
- Third World Organization for Women in Science
- UNIFEM - United Nations Development Fund for Women (established 1976)
- 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 League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) - Women's peace movement (created 1915)
- International Federation of Business and Professional Women (founded 1930)
- International Federation of University Women - Organized to promote women's education (founded 1919)
- Women's International Zionist Organization - Founded in 1929 to provide community services in Mandate Palestine, now active in Israel and throughout the Jewish world
- 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)
- Women in Action - international informal group who acts together for women all over the world. For their rights, knowledge, security, well being, leisure time, motherhood, love. Introducing innovation concept of "woaction". Woaction does not militate for equality but for Action, Excellency and Fairness. This innovating concept starts from "equal chances" and pushes forward the official envelope.
[edit] Africa
- Women'sNet (South African support for women activists using technology)
- WOUGNET (Women of Uganda Network)
- Africa Desk of the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) of IFOR (International Fellowship of Reconciliation)
[edit] Australia
- Women's Electoral Lobby
- Emily's List (Australian Labor Party organisation for the equalising of women in politics, started by Joan Kirner)
- Country Women's Association
- National Council of Women of Australia
- Queen Victoria Women's Centre Trust
- Women's Forum Australia
- Wire - Women's Information
- Associsation For Somaliland Women Advancement , Hargiesa Somaliland
- Right to Life Association
[edit] Canada
[edit] Latin America
- Luisa Amanda Espinoza Association of Nicaraguan Women (AMNLAE)
- Junior League
- The Resource Foundation
[edit] Asia
- National Alliance of Taiwan Women's Associations (NATWA)
- All-China Women's Federation (ACWF)
- WomensHub (Philippines support for women activists using technology)
- Na'amat, Israeli based women's organization
[edit] Europe
- The European Women’s Lobby
- The European Feminist Forum
- Domine - Feminist Association for Promotin Women's Rights and Development of Civil Society
- Women in Action - international informal group, founded in Europe, who acts together for women all over the world.
[edit] Faroe Islands
- Kvinnufelagið í Havn
- Valkyrjurnar (The Valkyries)
- The Women's Organization in Toftir
- Kongshavnar Kvinnufelag
- Skála húsmøðrafelag
[edit] United Kingdom
- Women's Institute
- Ladies Circle
- League of Jewish Women
- Junior League
- Socialist Women's Network
- WiRE (Women in Rural Enterprise)
- The Association of Loyal Orangewomen of Ireland
- Women Liberal Democrats
[edit] United States
- American Association for Women Radiologists AAWR
- American Association of University Women
- American Heritage Girls
- American Woman Suffrage Association
- Association of Women Professionals
- Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
- Big Sisters
- Business and Professional Women
- 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)
- Equal Rights Advocates
- Feminists for Life
- Feminist Majority Foundation
- Degree of Pocahontas
- General Federation of Women's Clubs (1890)
- Girl Scouts of the United States of America
- Hadassah
- Junior League
- La Leche League
- League of Women Voters
- Mommy Mentors
- National American Woman Suffrage Association
- National Association of Female Professionals
- National Association of University Women (NAUW)
- National Council of Jewish Women
- National Organization for Women (NOW)
- National Woman Suffrage Association
- National Women's Political Caucus
- Pythian Sisters
- Rebekah Degree
- Royal Neighbors of America
- Refugee Women's Network
- Woman's Christian Temperance Union
- Women's Bowling Congress
- Woman's Missionary Union
- Women Open Network
- U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce
- Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children
- Younger Women's Task Force
[edit] See also
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