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The Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF) is an international women's rights organization. Established in 1945, it was most active during the Cold War when, according to historian Francisca de Haan , it was "the largest and probably most influential international women's organization of the post-1945 era". [ 1 ]
Shahnaz Alami , promoted WIDF's idea for International Women's Year to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in 1972. [ 21 ] : 63 Jamileh Sadighi ( جمیله صدیقی , 1903-1983), elected to the WIDF Executive Council in 1953.
The Union of Luxembourg Women (French: Union des Femmes Luxembourgeoises, UFL) is a non-profit association which was created following the Liberation of Luxembourg during World War II. It is affiliated with the Women's International Democratic Federation created in 1945.
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International Federation of Business and Professional Women – founded 1930, network for professional women; International Federation of Women Lawyers – founded 1944, enhances the status of women and children by providing legal aid, legal literacy and education programs, and through advocacy, law reform, research and publications [1]
Organisations listed in this category were affiliated to the Women's International Democratic Federation. Pages in category "Women's International Democratic Federation affiliates" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
The March 8 event gives focus to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. International Women’s Day is a public holiday in several countries.
She was a co-founder and the first president of the Democratic Federation of Cuban Women, formed in 1948 as an affiliate of the Women's International Democratic Federation (WIDF). García was a delegate to the WIDF 1948 Congress in Budapest, the 1949 Conference on Asian Women held in Beijing, and was elected to the 1953 Executive Council of WIDF.