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2. List of women's organizations - Wikipedia

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   International. Alliance of Pan American Round Tables – founded 1916 to foster women's relationships throughout the Americas. Arab Feminist Union – founded 1945. Associated Country Women of the World – international organization formed in 1933. The Association of Junior League International – Women's development organization founded in 1901.

3. Women's empowerment - Wikipedia

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   Women's empowerment (or female empowerment) may be defined in several ways, including accepting women's viewpoints, making an effort to seek them and raising the status of women through education, awareness, literacy, and training. [1] [2] [3] Women's empowerment equips and allows women to make life-determining decisions through the different ...

4. UN Women - Wikipedia

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   Website. www .unwomen .org. The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity charged with working for gender equality and the empowerment of women. UN Women is charged with advocating for the rights of women and girls, and focusing on a number of issues, including ...

5. Empowerment - Wikipedia

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   Empowerment is the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people and in communities. This enables them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way, acting on their own authority. It is the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights.

6. Women's rights - Wikipedia

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   Self-determination of people. Sexuality. Speech. Water and sanitation. v. t. e. Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist movements during the 20th and 21st centuries.

7. Women in the workforce - Wikipedia

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   In 1966 the National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded by a group of feminists including Betty Friedan. The largest women's rights group in the U.S., NOW seeks to end sexual discrimination, especially in the workplace, by means of legislative lobbying, litigation, and public demonstrations.