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

• Landsforbundet for Kvinders Valgret

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

Egypt

• Egyptian Feminist Union

Europe

• European Feminist Forum
• European Women's Lobby
• Terre des Femmes

India

• All India Women's Conference

Institute of South Asian Women

• • Gulabi gang,Gujarat

New Zealand

• National Council of Women of New Zealand

Norway

• Kvinnestemmerettsforeningen

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
• 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