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Danish Women's Society (Dansk Kvindesamfund), world's oldest women's rights organization, founded 1871; De Danske Husmoderforeninger (The Danish Housewives Associations) Fødselsstiftelsen (Maternity Institution) Kvindevalgretsforeningen (Women's Suffrage Association), women's organization (1889–1898) specifically focused on suffrage
In 2024, we have yet to reach gender equality. And in many nations, women are not only put second, but also repressed, abused, and silenced. Learn how to help.
Equality Now was founded in 1992 in New York by attorneys Jessica Neuwirth of the United States, Navanethem Pillay of South Africa and Feryal Gharahi. The founders believed that acts of violence against women were violations of the fundamental human rights guarantees as stated in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and that the human rights movement to that point had neglected women ...
Church Women United (CWU) is a national ecumenical Christian women's movement representing Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian women. Founded in 1941, as the United Council of Church Women , [ 1 ] this organization has more than 1,200 local and state units in the United States and Puerto Rico .
In 2024, we have yet to reach gender equality, and in many nations, women are not only put second, but also repressed, abused, and silenced. Learn how to help.
It's finally here — International Women's Day — and this year, the theme is BalanceforBetter. It's a call-to-action imploring businesses and organizations around the world to focus on ...
The SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, also known as SisterSong, is a national activist organization dedicated to reproductive justice for women of color. [1] Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, SisterSong is a national membership organization with a focus on the Southern United States. They include and represent ...
The National Council of Women's Organizations (NCWO) is an American non-profit umbrella organization of more than 100 women's organizations. [1] The organization has a membership of more than 11 million women. [2] In 2005, Susan Scanlan became the chair of NCWO. [3] Shireen Mitchell is the founding chair of the Media and Technology taskforce. [4]