There are a lot of women’s rights organizations in the United States, all doing excellent and important work to promote equality rights for women not just in the United States but also on a worldwide level. Some of these organizations are listed below.
Women for Women International
Women for Women International is a women’s rights organization that supports women survivors of war and helps them rebuild their lives. They are particularly active in Sudan, Rwanda, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iraq and Kosovo.
Equality Now
Equality now is a women’s rights organization that tries to end violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world. They work around the globe and have recently been heavily involved in Egypt, following the overthrow of the government.
Global Fund for Women
Global Fund for Women is a not for profit organization that create grants to support women’s rights organizations and groups across the world. They do this through an international network of grantees and donors.
Alliance for International Women’s Rights
The Alliance for International Women’s Rights support women leaders and future women leaders in countries that are still developing. Their current focus is women in Afghanistan.
Women Empowered Against Violence
Women Empowered Against Violence is a women’s rights organization that works with teen and adult survivors of violence and abuse. They provide services to survivors to help them rebuild their lives on their own strengths.
Women Empowered
Women Empowered wants to connect women to promote community involvement. Their values are community, friendship, education and individuality.
Women Helping Women
Women Helping Women is a women’s rights organization based in Maui who help to provide shelter to women and children who have been abused. They also provide advocacy for women through a hot line.
National Council of Negro Women
The National Council of Negro Women is an organization that works specifically for the rights of African American women.
Concerned Women for America
Concerned Women for America provide education to the public on non-partisan issues. They also provide humanitarian aid.
Feminist Women’s Health Centre
The Feminist Women’s Health Centre provides gynecological health care to women without any form of judgment. It is a women’s rights organization that promotes reproductive health and provides uncensored information on health related issues. The center wants to empower women to be able to make their own decisions.
WAGES
WAGES is a women’s rights organization that tries to help low income women to create green businesses. Through this, they provide employment, training, economic security and offer women to become role models in their communities.
The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA)
The YWCA is a global women’s rights organization that aims to bring together a network of women leading social and economic change.
The list of women’s rights organizations is endless and all of them do fantastic work in empowering women to fully exercise their rights as equal members of communities. Most will also offer advocacy and help for women who find themselves in abuse relationships or other situations where there is a clear gender divide.