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Women’s Organizations

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We love and support all women's organizations! Below is a list of wonderful women's organizations, categorized by continent.

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Africa

Asia

Australia/
Oceana

Europe

North America

South America

Africa

Democratic Republic of the Congo Dynamique des femmes jurists
Egypt Egyptian Feminist Union
Libya Ensaf Movement
Libya Voice of Libyan Women
Mauritius Lalit (Mauritius)
Namibia Namibia Women's Action for Equality Party
Namibia Sister Namibia
Sierra Leone Unity Party (Sierra Leone)
Somalia Abay Siti
South Africa Women Forward
Sudan Sudanese Women's Union
Tunisia Social Democratic Path
Tunisia Tunisian Association of Democratic Women
Uganda Akina Mama wa Afrika
Uganda Uganda Women's Network
Zamibia Zambian National Women's Lobby

Asia

Afghanistan Afghan Women's Business Federation
Afghanistan Afghan Women's Council
Afghanistan Afghan Women's Network
Afghanistan Kapisa Women's Center
Afghanistan Ministry of Women's Affairs (Afghanistan)
Afghanistan Women for Afghan Women
Afghanistan Young Women for Change
Bahrain Supreme Council for Women
Bangladesh Bangladesh Homeworkers Women Association
Bangladesh Bangladesh Mahila Parishad 
Bangladesh Bangladesh Mahila Samiti
Bangladesh Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association
China Tiananmen Mothers 
East Timor Rede Feto
India All Bengal Women's Union
India All India Federation of Women Lawyers
India All India Women's Conference
India Association of Theologically Trained Women of India
India Bharatiya Grameen Mahila Sangh 
India Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan 
India Bhumata Brigade
India Centre for Equality and Inclusion
India Centre for Women's Development Studies
India Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs
India Friends of Women's World Banking
India Gulabi Gang
India Honour for Women National Campaign
India Indian Women Scientists' Association
India Ministry of Women and Child Development
India Nari Mukti Sangh
India Odanadi Seva Trust
India OYSS Women
India Project Nanhi Kali
India RAHI Foundation, incest and abuse support
India Sabala Organization
India Sanlaap, women's rights
India Self Employed Women's Association
India Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad, women's cooperative
India Working Women's Forum
Indonesia Aisyiyah 
Indonesia Gerakan Wanita Sosialis
Indonesia Isteri-Sedar
Indonesia Murba Women's Union
Indonesia Wanita Indonesia
Indonesia Working Women's Front
Iran Mourning Mothers
Iraq General Federation of Iraqi Women
Iraq Iraqi Women's League
Iraq Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq
Iraq Republican Women's Organization
Israel Bat Shalom
Israel Coalition of Women for Peace
Israel Haifa Women's Coalition
Israel Israel Women's Network
Israel Machsom Watch, controlling checkpoints
Israel Na'amat, affiliated with the Labour Zionist Movement
Israel Women of the Wall
Israel Women's International Zionist Organization

 

Nepal ABC Nepal
Nepal Nepal Progressive Women's Federation
Nepal Rastriya Janashakti Mahila Sangh
Nepal Women LEAD
Myanmar Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation
Myanmar Shan Women's Action Network
Myanmar Women's League of Burma
North Korea Socialist Women's Union of Korea
Pakistan All Pakistan Women's Association
Pakistan Aurat Foundation
Pakistan Blue Veins 
Pakistan Pakistan Federation of Business and Professional Women
Pakistan Pakistan Foreign Office Women's Association
Pakistan Revolutionary Association of the Women
Pakistan Sindhiani Tahreek (Sindhi women's movement)
Pakistan Tehrik-e-Niswan (The Woman's Movement)
Pakistan Women Media Center
Pakistan Women’s Action Forum
Palestine General Union of Palestinian Women
Philippines Third World Movement Against the Exploitation of Women
Qatar Qatari Women Association
Singapore Young Women Muslim Association of Singapore
South Korea Korea Women's Hot Line
South Korea Korean Women's Associations United
South Korea Korean Women Workers Association
Syria General Union of Syrian Women
Syria Kongreya Star
Taiwan Foundation of Women's Rights Promotion and Development
Taiwan National Alliance of Taiwan Women's Associations
Thailand Anjaree
Thailand Shan Women's Action Network
United Arab Emirates Dubai Women Establishment
Yemen Women National Committee
Yemen Yemeni Women's Union

 

Australia/Oceana

 

Australia Adelaide Women's Club (1922–1938)
Australia Australian Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Australia Australian Women's Health Network health advocacy organisation
Australia Country Women's Association
Australia Emily's List (Australian Labor Party organisation for the equalising of women in politics, started by Joan Kirner)
Australia Every Woman Foundation
Australia League of Women Voters of South Australia (1909–1979)
Australia Lyceum Club (Australia), founded 1972
Australia Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors, founded 1902
Australia National Council of Women of Australia – founded 1888, affiliated with the International Council of Women
Australia National Council of Women of Queensland, founded 1905
Australia Union of Australian Women (1950–1995)
Australia Women's Electoral Lobby, founded 1972
Australia Women's National Emergency Legion (1938–1947)
Australia Women's Peace Army
Australia Women's Service Guilds (1909–1997)
New Zealand Māori Women's Welfare League
New Zealand National Council of Women of New Zealand
Solomon Islands   Solomon Islands National Council of Women, founded 1983

Europe

Albania Allgemeiner Österreichischer Frauenverein
Belgium Ligue belge du droit des femmes, founded in 1892 in support of women's rights
Belgium Union des femmes de Wallonie, founded in 1912 for women in the French-speaking province of Wallonia
Czech Republic Ženský Klub Český
Czech Republic Women's National Council
Denmark Danish Women's Society (Dansk Kvindesamfund), world's oldest women's rights organization, founded 1871
Denmark De Danske Husmoderforeninger (The Danish Housewives Associations)
Denmark Fødselsstiftelsen (Maternity Institution)
Denmark Kvinderådet (The Women's Council in Denmark), Danish arm of the International Council of Women
Denmark KVINFO, The Danish Center for Research on Women and Gender
Denmark Naisasialiitto Unioni, founded 1892, Finnish arm of the International Alliance of Women
France Association femmes et mathématiques, founded 1987
France British and Commonwealth Women's Association, founded 1962
France Gouines rouges, feminist lesbian movement
France Kering Foundation
France Ligue Française pour le Droit des Femmes
France National Council of French Women, founded 1901
France Ni Putes Ni Soumises
France Women's Grand Lodge Of France
Germany Democratic Women's League of Germany, founded 1947
Germany Deutscher Frauenring
Germany German Association os Women Engineers
Germany League of Jewish Women (Germany) (Jüdischer Frauenbund), founded 1904
Germany Terre des Femmes, founded 1981
Germany Greek League for Women's Rights, founded 1920
Hungary Sisters of Social Service
Iceland Icelandic Women's Rights Association, founded 2007
Ireland Cumann na mBan (Irish Women's Council), founded 1913
Ireland Cumann na Saoirse
Ireland Dublin Women's Suffrage Association fought for women's suffrage
Ireland Irish Catholic Women's Suffrage Association, set up in Dublin in November 1915
Ireland Irish Countrywomen's Association
Ireland National Women's Council of Ireland
Italy Associazione per la donna (Association for Women), founded in 1987 in support of women's civic and political rights
Italy Comitato pro suffragio femminile (Committee for Women's Suffrage), founded in 1905 in support of women's voting rights
Italy Consiglio Nazionale delle Donne Italiane (National Council of Italian Women), founded in 1903
Italy Dutch Women's Council, founded 1898
Italy Mama Cash founded 1983, funding organization
Italy Vereeniging voor Vrouwenkiesrecht (Women's Suffrage Organization)
Norway Forum for Women and Development (FOKUS), established 1995
Norway MiRA Resource Centre for Black, Immigrant and Refugee Women, established 1989
Norway Norwegian Association for Women's Rights
Norway Norwegian Women's Lobby, established 2014
Norway Norwegian Women's Public Health Association
Norway Nordic Women's University, established 2011
Norway Women's Front (Kvinnefronten), established 1972
Poland Centrum Praw Kobiet, founded 1995, women's rights and prevention of violence against women
Poland Capazes, founded in 2014
Poland Conselho Nacional das Mulheres Portuguesas, founded in 1914
Poland UMAR (Alternative and Answer Women's Union), founded in 1976
Romania Women in Business Romania, founded 2009
Sweden Christian Democratic Women's League
Sweden Fredrika Bremer Association active from 1884
Sweden Moderate Women, established 1912, representing the Moderate Party
Sweden National Council of Swedish Women, founded 1896
Sweden Social Democratic Women in Sweden, established 1920
Sweden Stockholms allmänna kvinnoklubb (Stockholm Public Women's Club), founded 1892
Sweden Swedish Women's Educational Association, promoting Swedish language and culture internationally
Sweden Swedish Women's Lobby, established 1997
Switzerland Zurich International Women's Association
Switzerland PeaceWomen Across the Globe, founded 2003
Turkey Flying Broom
Turkey Ka-Mer, offers protection and legal aid
United Kingdom Brighton Women's Centre, safe, women-only space
United Kingdom British Federation of Women Graduates
United Kingdom British Women's Temperance Association
United Kingdom Conservative Women's Organisation, the organisation for women members of the Conservative Party (UK)
United Kingdom Co-operative Women's Guild, founded 1893
United Kingdom The Conservative Woman, stand for social conservative values
United Kingdom Freedom Charity, organisation for helping victims of forced marriage and associated violence
United Kingdom Engender, Edinburgh-based feminist organization
United Kingdom Feminists Against Censorship, established 1989
United Kingdom HeForShe
United Kingdom Junior League
United Kingdom Ladies Circle
United Kingdom League of Jewish Women
United Kingdom Merched y Wawr, established 1967
United Kingdom National Assembly of Women, founded 1952, women's rights
United Kingdom National Women's Register (NWR) A network of local groups and individual members who enjoy lively discussion and conversation
United Kingdom Rape Crisis England and Wales Feminist charity and umbrella body for Rape Crisis Centres across England and Wales
United Kingdom Royal College of Midwives, founded 1881
United Kingdom Socialist Women's Network
United Kingdom Society of Women Musicians, founded 1911
United Kingdom The Association of Loyal Orangewomen of Ireland
United Kingdom Women in Publishing, founded 1979
United Kingdom Women's Engineering Society, founded 1919
United Kingdom Fawcett Society 

North America

 

Belize Women's Issues Network of Belize
Canada Calgary Women's Emergency Shelter
Canada Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women
Canada Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
Canada Canadian Federation of University Women
Canada Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
Canada Canadian Unitarian Universalist Women's Association
Canada Canadian Women in Literary Arts (CWILA)
Canada Canadian Women's Foundation
Canada Federated Women's Institutes of Canada
Canada Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario
Canada Canadian Women Voters Congress
Canada DisAbled Women's Network Canada
Canada Equal Voice, founded 2001
Canada Fédération des femmes du Québec, founded 1966
Canada Junior League
Canada Ladies Learning Code
Canada Lesbian Organization of Toronto
Canada Local Council of Women of Halifax
Canada National Action Committee on the Status of Women, founded 1971
Canada National Council of Women of Canada
Canada National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada
Canada Native Women's Association of Canada
Canada Nova Scotia Voice of Women
Canada Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre
Canada Ottawa Women's Training and Employment Network
Canada Pauktuutit, Inuit women
Canada REAL Women of Canada
Canada Servants Anonymous Society
Canada University Women's Club of Toronto
Canada Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter, established 1973
Canada Women's Legal Education and Action Fund, founded 1985
Cuba Federation of Cuban Women, established 1960
Cuba Ladies in White, relatives of jailed dissidents, founded 2003
Nicaragua Luisa Amanda Espinoza Association of Nicaraguan Women, founded 1977
United States Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority (founded in 1908)
United States American Association for Women Radiologists AAWR
United States American Association of University Women (1881)
United States American Heritage Girls
United States American Legion Auxiliary (founded in 1919)
United States Assata's Daughters
United States Association of Black Women Historians, founded 1979
United States Association for Women in Communications
United States Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
United States Big Sisters
United States Business and Professional Women's Foundation
United States Catholic Daughters of the Americas (founded in 1903)
United States Collegium of Black Women Philosophers, founded 2007
United States Concerned Women for America
United States Commercial Real Estate Women
United States Concerned Women for America
United States Daughters of the American Revolution – Historical society (founded 1890)
United States Daughters of Utah Pioneers – Historical society (founded 1919)
United States Delta Delta Delta, sorority, founded 1888
United States Delta Sigma Theta sorority (founded in 1913)
United States EMILY's List
United States Equal Rights Advocates
United States Feminists for Life
United States Feminist Majority Foundation
United States General Federation of Women's Clubs (1890)
United States Girls on the Run, founded 1996 for pre-teens
United States Girl Scouts of the United States of America
United States Hadassah
United States Independent Women's Forum
United States JC's Girls
United States Job's Daughters International
United States Junior League
United States La Leche League
United States Ladies of Liberty Alliance, founded 2009
United States Lambda Tau Omega (founded in 1988)
United States League of Women Voters
United States Leather & Lace Motorcycle Club, founded in Florida, 1983
United States Mothers of the Movement, mothers of African American children
United States Motor Maids, motorcycle club, founded 1940
United States National Association for Women and girls in Education
United States National Association of Professional Women (NAPW)
United States National Coalition of 100 Black Women, founded 1970 in New York City
United States National Council of Jewish Women
United States National Federation of Republican Women
United States National Organization for Women (NOW)
United States National Organization of Black Women in Law Enforcement, founded 1985
United States National Panhellenic Conference, women's sororities, established 1902
United States National Women's Political Caucus – pro-choice organization founded in 1972.
United States New York Women's Agenda, umbrella group
United States Ormes Society, promoting black women in the comic book industry
United States Pythian Sisters
United States Rebekah Degree
United States Red Hat Society
United States Relief Society, founded 1842.
United States Royal Neighbors of America
United States Refugee Women's Network
United States Salsa Soul Sisters, black lesbian organization, name
United States Sigma Gamma Rho sorority (founded in 1922)
United States Sisters in Crime, established 1986 for female crime authors
United States Texas Federation of Women's Clubs, founded 1897
United States U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce
United States Veteran Feminists of America
United States Women's Caucus for Art, founded 1972
United States Woman's Christian Temperance Union, officially founded 1874
United States Women's City Club of New York, founded 1915
United States Women Employed, founded 1973, based in Chicago
United States Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
United States Women's Loyal National League
United States Woman's Missionary Society
United States Women's Refugee Commission
United States Younger Women's Task Force
United States Zeta Phi Beta sorority 
United States Zonta International 

South America

 

Argentina FEIM
Argentina Ni una menos
Bolivia Mujeres Creando
Chile Pro-Emancipation Movement of Chilean Women