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The National Commission for Women (NCW) is a statutory body of the Government of India, generally concerned with advising the government on all policy matters affecting women. It was established on 31 January 1992 under the provisions of the Indian Constitution, [1] as defined in the 1990 National Commission for Women Act. [2]
The National Commission for Women (NCW) was a Nigerian organization established by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 1989, [1] and charged with promoting the welfare of women in Nigeria. [2] The NCW was a predecessor of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Youth Development.
The President's Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) was established to advise the President of the United States on issues concerning the status of women. It was created by John F. Kennedy's Executive Order 10980 signed December 14, 1961. [2] In 1975 it became the National Association of Commissions for Women.
The National Commission on the Status of Women Act, 2012 [7] was passed by the parliament to establish a statutory body with a broad mandate and powers to carry out inquiry of women's rights violations. The National Commission on the Status of Women (Amendment) Act, 2018 [8] was adopted by the parliament to ensure that the new chairperson of ...
For 35 years, the Washington County Commission for Women has been encouraging women to get involved in business and government.
The National Advisory Committee for Women (NACW) was a presidential commission established by President Jimmy Carter in 1978. [1] It was renamed the President's Advisory Committee for Women (PACFW), with a reduced mandate, in 1979.
The Philippine Commission on Women (formerly the National Commission on the Role of the Filipino Women), is a government agency run by the government of the Philippines with the intention of promoting and protecting the rights of the Women in the Philippines. It was established on January 7, 1975, through Presidential Decree No. 633.
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in 1966 by 28 women at the Third National Conference of Commissions on the Status of Women in June (the successor to the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women), and another 21 women and men who became founders at the October 1966 NOW Organizing Conference, for a total of 49 founders. [18]