List of women's organizations

This is a list of women's organisations by geography.

See also: List of human rights organisations

International

• Associations of Junior Leagues International - Women's volunteer organization
• Christian Women in Media Association - a nonprofit organization
• Council of Women World Leaders — Membership of nearly all the world's current and former women presidents and prime ministers
• Femfessionals in U.S. and Canada (Innovative Business Communities for Women)
• International Alliance of Women - founded in 1904 to advocate suffrage
• International Association of Charity - Worldwide Catholic charitable organization for women (founded 1617)
• International Association of Women Police (established 1915)
• International Council of Jewish Women - Association of various Jewish women's organizations (created 1985)
• International Council of Women - founded in the year 1888, first international women's organization
• International Federation of Business and Professional Women (founded 1930)
• International Federation of University Women - Organized to promote women's education (founded 1919)
• International Women's Department - Association of Pentecostal women affiliated with the Church of God in Christ (organized 1907)
• International Women's Suffrage Alliance - major suffrage organization
• Nobel Women's Initiative - founded by women Nobel Peace Prize winners
• P.E.O. Sisterhood - Philanthropic organization with chapters in North America (organized 1869)
• Quota International, Inc. - Worldwide service organization serving deaf and hard of hearing, disadvantaged women and children (organized 1919)
• Relief Society - Worldwide charitable and educational organization of LDS women (founded 1842).
• Soroptimist International- Worldwide service-organisation for women (founded 1921)
• Third World Organization for Women in Science
• UNIFEM - United Nations Development Fund for Women (established 1976)
• Woman's Christian Temperance Union - Anti-alcohol movement (founded 1874)
• Women in Science International League - International league for women specialized in all branches of sciences
• Women's Commission For Refugee Women and Children - Seeks to defend rights of refugee women, youth and children (organized 1989)
• Women's Environment & Development Organization - Advocates women’s equality in global policy (created 1990)
• Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) - Women's peace movement (created 1915)
• Women's International Zionist Organization - Founded in 1929 to provide community services in Mandate Palestine, now active in Israel and throughout the Jewish world
• Women's WorldWide Web (W4) - Empowering women and girls around the world (founded 2010)
• World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (founded 1928)
• Young Women's Christian Association - Originally created to provide housing and other services to Christian women (founded 1855)

Africa

• WISE (Organization for Women in Self Employment)
• Africa Desk of the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) of IFOR (International Fellowship of Reconciliation)
• IDW (Initiative for Disabled Women, Nigeria)
• UWONET (Uganda Women's Network)
• Visionary Lady International (VLI)
• Women'sNet (South African support for women activists using technology)
• WOUGNET (Women of Uganda Network)
• South African Council for Business Women (SACBW)

Australia

• Association For Somaliland Women Advancement, Hargiesa Somaliland
• Australian Women's Health Network
• Country Women's Association
• Emily's List (Australian Labor Party organisation for the equalising of women in politics, started by Joan Kirner)
• National Council of Women of Australia - founded 1888, affiliated with the International Council of Women
• Queen Victoria Women's Centre Trust
• Women's Electoral Lobby
• Women's Forum Australia

Canada

• Canadian Association of Sexual Assualt Centres
• Canadian Women's Suffrage Association
• Deborah's Gate
• Junior League
• National Council of Women of Canada
• SACHA
• Servants Anonymous Society
• Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter
• YWCA Hamilton

Asia

• Aisyiyah, Indonesian bases women's organization
• All-China Women's Federation (ACWF)
• Muslimat NU, Indonesian women's organization
• Na'amat, Israeli based women's organization
• National Alliance of Taiwan Women's Associations (NATWA)
• Nirantar - A Centre for Gender and Education India
• WomensHub (Philippines support for women activists using technology)

Egypt

• Egyptian Feminist Union

Europe

• Amnesty for women
• Domine - Feminist Association for Promoting Women's Rights and Development of Civil Society
• European Feminist Forum
• European Women's Lobby
• Terre des Femmes

Faroe Islands

• Kongshavnar Kvinnufelag
• Kvinnufelagið í Havn
• Skála húsmøðrafelag
• The Women's Organization in Toftir
• Valkyrjurnar (The Valkyries)

India

• All India Women's Conference

New Zealand

• National Council of Women of New Zealand

Sweden

• Country Association for Women's Suffrage active from 1902-1921

United Kingdom

• British Women's Institute
• Dublin Women's Suffrage Association fought for women's suffrage
• Irish Women's Franchise League women's suffrage group founded in 1908
• Junior League
• Ladies Circle
• League of Jewish Women
• National Society for Women's Suffrage
• National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies major woman's suffrage group
• National Women's Register (NWR) A network of local groups and individual members who enjoy lively discussion and conversation
• Socialist Women's Network
• The Association of Loyal Orangewomen of Ireland
• The Women's Society (Based in Cardiff and South Wales areas)
• WiRE (Women in Rural Enterprise)
• Women Liberal Democrats
• Women's Social and Political Union a major suffrage organization in the United Kingdom

United States

• American Association for Women Radiologists AAWR
• American Association of University Women
• American Equal Rights Association
• American Heritage Girls
• American Woman Suffrage Association
• Association of Women Professionals
• Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
• Big Sisters
• Business and Professional Women
• Catholic Daughters of the Americas (founded in 1903)
• Chi Omega Fraternity (founded in 1895)
• Concerned Women for America
• Commercial Real Estate Women
• Daughters of the American Revolution - Historical society (founded 1890)
• Daughters of Utah Pioneers - Historical society (founded 1919)
• Degree of Pocahontas
• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. - founded in 1913
• Equal Rights Advocates
• Family of Women
• Feminists for Life
• Feminist Majority Foundation
• General Federation of Women's Clubs (1890)
• Girl Scouts of the United States of America
• Hadassah
• Junior League
• La Leche League
• League of Women Voters
• Mommy Mentors
• National American Woman Suffrage Association
• National Association of Female Executives
• National Association of Professional Women (NAPW)
• National Association of University Women (NAUW)
• National Council of Jewish Women
• National Council of Negro Women
• National Council of Women of the United States - founded in 1888, affiliated with the International Council of Women
• National Federation of Republican Women
• National Organization for Women (NOW)
• National Woman Suffrage Association
• National Woman's Party - suffrage organization founded in 1913 by Alice Paul
• National Women's Political Caucus
• Pythian Sisters
• Rebekah Degree
• Royal Neighbors of America
• Refugee Women's Network
• Sertoma Club
• The S4W Foundation
• The Sow4Women Organization
• U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce
• Veteran Feminists of America
• Woman's Christian Temperance Union
• Women In Prison
• Women of Visionary Influence
• Women Open Network
• Women Organized to Resist and Defend
• Women's Bowling Congress
• Woman's Missionary Union
• Women's Refugee Commission
• Younger Women's Task Force
• World Wide Women Group

See also

• List of organizations for women in science
• List of women's rights activists
• Women's suffrage organizations