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Founded in 1916, American Educational Research Association (AERA) is a professional organization representing educational researchers in the United States and around the world. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., AERA strives to advance knowledge about education and promote the use of research to improve education and the public good.
The American Association of University Women (AAUW), officially founded in 1881, [1] is a non-profit organization that advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The organization has a nationwide network of 170,000 members and supporters, [ 3 ] 1,000 local branches, [ 3 ] and 800 college and ...
These include organizations that are chartered or have headquarters in Chicago, Illinois as a professional organization. Do not include articles or subcategories related to business organizations, trade associations, or industry associations (e.g., American Hospital Association) - these are outside of the scope for this category.
The Association for Women in Communications began in 1909 as Theta Sigma Phi (ΘΣΦ), an honorary society at the University of Washington. [2] [4] [5] It was founded by seven female students at the University of Washington in Seattle who had entered the college's new journalism program, the second of its kind in the country.
International Alliance for Women – founded 1980 for professional women; International Association of Women Police – (established 1915) network for women in law enforcement and criminal justice; International Council of Women – founded in the year 1888, first international women's organization
Chicago and Northern District Association of Colored Women's Clubs; Chicago Woman's Club; Christian Woman's Board of Missions; Clara de Hirsch Home for Working Girls; Clovia (sorority) College Settlements Association; College Women's Club; Collegium of Black Women Philosophers; Columbia Hospital for Women; Columbiettes; Commercial Real Estate Women
Women's associations fall under wide and diverse set of categories, yet they all have a unified goal - helping women. It would be almost impossible to track history of the earliest women's association, but an endeavor can be made to list the most noteworthy organizations with a mission to help women in various sectors of their lives.
The study also concluded that some women still felt as though they were given the short end of the stick when it came to the amount of assignments they received working with male athletes. (Hardin, Marie; Shain, Stacie (2005-12-01). Another survey of 200 women, also members of the Association for Women in Sports Media was conducted.