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  2. National Organization for Women - Wikipedia

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    The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist organization. Founded in 1966, it is legally a 501 (c) (4) social welfare organization. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S. states and in Washington, D.C. [5] It is the largest feminist organization in the United States with around 500,000 members. [6]

  3. List of women's organizations - Wikipedia

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    Rural Women Energy Security (RUWES) – founded 2013. Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) – founded 2001. Women Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON) – founded 1993 by Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi. Women in Nigeria (WIN) – founded 1982. Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) – founded 2008.

  4. YWCA USA - Wikipedia

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    YWCA USA is also a part of World YWCA, which is a global movement working for women’s empowerment, leadership, and rights in more than 120 countries. Each year, YWCAs help more than 535,000 women with safety services, which include sexual assault programs, domestic violence services such as emergency shelter, crisis hotlines, counseling and ...

  5. YWCA - Wikipedia

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    YWCA. The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Switzerland, and the nonprofit is headquartered in Washington, DC. The YWCA is independent of the YMCA ...

  6. How 'Women's Empowerment' Lost Its Meaning - AOL

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    Today the phrase “women’s empowerment” has eclipsed “community empowerment” and “employee empowerment.” It, too, came to prominence in the 1980s and 1990s. It, too, came to ...

  7. List of women's clubs - Wikipedia

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    List of women's clubs. La Puente Valley Woman's Club. Women's Club of Coconut Grove, founded in 1891. Andover Chapter House, in 2011. General Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters. Woman's clubs or women's clubs are examples of the woman's club movement. Many local clubs and national or regional federations were influential in history.

  8. Women's empowerment - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Women's empowerment (or female empowerment) may be defined in several method, including accepting women's viewpoints, making an effort to seek them and raising the status of women through education, awareness, literacy, equal status in society, better livelihood and training. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] Women's empowerment equips and allows women ...

  9. 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 ...