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After the disaster relief situation stabilized, the Working Group evolved into the Gender Equality Network, with May Sabai Phyu as Senior Coordinator. In 2012, this group assisted the government in the drafting of the National Strategic Plan for the Advancement of Women.
The Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation was established in 2003 and is classified as a nongovernment organization. It works along with the National Committee for Women’s Affairs to implement and follow through on a gender equality and women’s empowerment agenda that is reflective of the CEDAW [6] and the Beijing Platform for Action goals.
The roles that women and gender have played in the Myanmar civil war that began in 2021 have attracted significant attention and commentary. [1] [2] [3]According to the United States Institute of Peace, "Myanmar’s women have assumed an unprecedented leadership role in the pro-democracy resistance since the 2021 coup."
Wai Wai Nu founded two NGOs – Women's Peace Network-Arakan and Justice for Women. Through Women's Peace Network, she focuses on peace-building in Myanmar for all people of any gender, ethnicity and religion. Justice for Women is a network of female lawyers that provide legal aid for women in need.
Historically, women in Myanmar (also known as Burma) have had a unique social status and esteemed women in Burmese society. According to the research done by Mya Sein , Burmese women "for centuries – even before recorded history " owned a "high measure of independence" and had retained their "legal and economic rights" despite the influences ...
Former political prisoner, Wai Wai Nu is a peacebuilder and human rights advocate. Founder of the Women's Peace Network, a platform that promotes peace and mutual understanding between Myanmar's different ethnicities, she was awarded for her commitment to advocating marginalised women's rights. The Peace Generation Myanmar Magdalena Bidau Soares
The Myanmar Red Cross, for example, does carry out red cross related duties, but is also considered as a potential reserve force in times of conflict, while the War Veterans' Organisation is a quasi-political society. The following is a list of social and non-governmental organisations in Myanmar:
Equality Now – founded in 1992 to ensure gender equality and an end to violence against women; Every Woman Foundation – celebrating International Women's Day; Gather the Women Global Matrix — A global grassroots network of women activating the Divine Feminine in Leadership (founded 2003)