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- Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) (Arlington, VA) - organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health
and non-violence, using research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically
- Men's Defense Association (MDA) - authority on men's rights and divorce, providing the advice of divorce lawyers and
counselors, and establishing a stable of competent divorce-specializing attorneys in most parts of the U.S. who have agreed
to represent members diligently and at reasonable rates
- National Council of Women's Organizations (NCWO) (Washington, DC) - nonpartisan network of more than one
hundred women's organizations, including grassroots, research, service, media and legal advocacy groups, which
advocates change on many issues of importance to women, including equal employment opportunity, economic equity,
media equality, education, job training, women's health and reproductive health
- US Gender and Trade Network (USGTN) (Washington, DC) - gender advocates who actively work to promote
equitable, social, and sustainable trade, utilizing research, advocacy and economic literacy to address the specific trade
issues of the United States
- National Council for Research on Women (NCRW) (New York, NY) - working alliance of 95 women's research and
policy centers, more than 3,000 affiliates and a network of over 200 international centers which works is to enhance the
connections among research, policy analysis, advocacy, and innovative programming on behalf of women and girls
- National Organization for Women (NOW) (Merrifield, VA) - organization of feminist activists in the United States which
takes action to bring about equality for all women and works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace,
schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society, to secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all
women, to end all forms of violence against women, to eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia, and to promote equality
and justice in our society
- US Women Connect (New York, NY) - network that connects US women and girls working for rights and empowerment
and links them with the global women's movement, believing that achieving a peaceful and equitable global community
depends upon the power of women's and girls' voices, visions, participation, leadership, and contributions
- Women Leaders Online (Jackson Hts, NY) - network of women and men which aims to empower women in politics,
society, the economy, the media, and cyberspace
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- Abortion Access Project (Cambridge, MA) - national coalition of reproductive rights activists and women's health care
providers dedicated to making abortion and reproductive health care accessible to all women
- Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) (New York) - focuses on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and
public education and works to protect the reproductive choices of all women and men in the United States and throughout
the world
- Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) (State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick) - university-based
research, education and public service center which promotes greater understanding and knowledge about women's
participation in politics and government and to enhance women's influence and leadership in public life
- Center for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) - believes that a woman who can care for herself can care for
her family, so it begins with the individual to assure her access to high quality reproductive health and voluntary family
planning, strengthens community organizations that provide those choices and other vital support, and advocates at national
and global levels to bring about lasting change for women
- Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute - conservative ideas for young women, mentoring them into effective leaders, and
making parents preeminent in education
- Coalition for Women's Economic Development and Global Equality (Women's EDGE) (Washington, DC) - aims to give
women and families around the world an economic edge through educational activities, promoting equitable international
aid and trade policies, giving women a say in political decisions, and bringing the voices of women from the developing
world to U.S. policy makers
- Concerned Women for America (CWA) (Washington, DC) - public policy women's organization which brings Biblical
principles into all levels of public policy, with a focus on the definition of family, sanctity of life, education, pornography,
religious liberty, and national sovereignty
- Dads and Daughters (Duluth, MN) - national advocacy nonprofit for fathers and daughters aimed at inspiring fathers to
actively and deeply engage in the lives of their daughters, and at galvanizing fathers and others to transform the pervasive
cultural messages that devalue girls and women
- EngenderHealth (New York) - committed to ensuring that individuals everywhere have access to family planning counseling
and a range of safe and effective contraceptive options, in particular by increasing the availability and improving the quality
of voluntary sterilization services for women and men across five continents
- Feminist.com - grassroots, interactive community by, for and about women, which aims to facilitate information-sharing
among women and encourage mobilization around political issues, promoting women's business development, supporting
women-friendly organizations, expanding civic participation and encouraging women's self-sufficiency
- Feminist Majority
- Feminists for Free Expression (FFE) - not-for-profit organization of diverse feminists working to preserve the individual's
right to see, hear and produce materials of her choice without the intervention of the state "for her own good", believing
freedom of expression is especially important for women's rights
- Independent Women's Forum (IWF) (Washington, DC) - aims to advance the American spirit of enterprise and
self-reliance and to support the principles of political freedom, economic liberty, and personal responsibility among women
- Institute for American Values (New York, NY) - private, nonpartisan organization devoted to contributing intellectually to
the renewal of marriage and family life and the sources of competence, character, and citizenship
- Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) (Washington DC) - informs and stimulates the debate on public policy
issues of critical importance to women and their families, focusing on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and
earnings, work and family issues, the economic and social aspects of health care and domestic violence, and women's civic
and political participation
- InterAction's Commission on the Advancement of Women (CAW) (Washington, DC) - promotes gender equity in the
policy and practice of InterAction members, national, and international development and humanitarian assistance
organizations
- League of Women Voters (LWV) (Washington, DC) - encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in
government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education
and advocacy MADRE (New York, NY) - international women's human rights organisation which works in partnership
with community-based women's organizations in conflict areas worldwide to address issues of health, education, economic
development and other human rights and works to empower people in the US to demand changes to unjust policies
- Margaret Sanger Center International (MSCI) (New York) - believes that improving reproductive health is crucial to
bettering the quality of life for all women and their families, and promotes partnerships with local institutions in Africa, the
Asia-Pacific, and Latin America-Caribbean to help strengthen their capacities in education, clinical services, and advocacy
for sexual and reproductive health and rights
- National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) (Washington, DC) - works through the political and
legislative systems to advocate for comprehensive reproductive health policies and to secure reproductive choice for all
Americans, defending the right to choose and working to make abortion less necessary
- NARAL Pro-Choice America (Washington, DC) (formerly the National Abortion Rights Action League) - works to
reduce the need for abortions through better access to more effective contraceptive options and better access to other
kinds of reproductive health care and information
- National Organization for Women (NOW) (Washington, DC) - organization of feminist activists in the United States which
takes action to bring about equality for all women by working to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace,
schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society, to secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all
women, to end all forms of violence against women, to eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia, and to promote equality
and justice in our society
- NOW Foundation (Merrifield, VA) - advances women's rights and promotes the goal of equality in the
- United States and around the world through education, litigation, advocacy, networking, conferences,
- publications, training and leadership development
- NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund (New York, NY) - aims to be at the center of every major social
- and economic justice concern on the women's rights agenda, defining the issues and bringing them to
- public attention, and pursuing equality for women and girls in the workplace, the schools, the family and
- the courts, through litigation, education, and public information programs
- National Partnership for Women and Families (Washington, DC) - nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses public
education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men
meet the dual demands of work and family
- National Women's Law Center (NWLC) (Washington, DC) - works to protect and advance the progress of women and
girls at work, in school, and in virtually every aspect of their lives using a variety of tools, including public policy research,
monitoring and analysis, litigation, advocacy and coalition-building, and public education
- Pathfinder (Watertown, MA) - supports family planning and reproductive health initiatives in 37 countries in Africa, Latin
America and the Caribbean, and Asia and the Near East, working with local organizations to create innovative programs
that respond to the diversity of women and families in developing countries
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) New York, NY) - provides comprehensive reproductive and
complementary health care services in settings which preserve and protect the essential privacy and rights of each
individual, based on the fundamental right of each individual, throughout the world, to manage his or her fertility, regardless
of the individual's income, marital status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or residence
- Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) (Washington DC) - works to ensure reproductive choice through the
moral power of religious communities and seeks to give clear voice to the reproductive issues of people of color, those
living in the poverty, and other underserved populations
- Republican Pro-choice Coalition
- White House Project (New York City) - a program of the Women's Leadership Fund which aims to enhance public
perceptions of women's capacity to lead, change biases against women's leadership ability, and foster the entry of women
into positions of leadership, including the U.S. presidency
- Women Count
- Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) (Arlington, MA) - community of women working together to lead our
country to a secure future by empowering women to act politically to reduce violence and militarism, and redirecting
excessive military resources toward unmet human and environmental needs
- Women's American ORT (New York) - national Jewish fund-raising organization that strengthens the worldwide Jewish
community by empowering people to achieve economic self-sufficiency through technological and vocational education
- Women's Enews Inc (New York City) - a nonprofit independent news service covering the issues that are of particular
- concern to women
- Women's Freedom Network
- Women's Funding Network (WFN) (San Francisco, CA) - partnership of more than 90 women and girls' funds and
philanthropic organizations committed to changing society by improving the status of women and girls locally, nationally,
and internationally
- Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP) (Washington DC) - research, education and publishing organization
which seeks to democratize the communications media by expanding freedom of the press to enable all people - rich and
poor, male and female - to have the equal opportunity to speak directly to the whole public about their own issues and
concerns
- Women's International Center (WIC) (San Diego, CA) - acknowledges, honors and encourages women by celebrating
them and their contributions to humanity, informing and educating via the Internet, and displaying the enduring works of
women in museums, theaters and WIC's Women's Hall of Humanity
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (Philadelphia Chapter)
- Women's Missionary Union (WMU) (Birmingham, AL) - the largest Protestant organization for women in the world, which
upholds the foundational principles of the priesthood of every believer, embraces the strategic role of prayer and giving for
missionaries and missions needs, and recognizes the role of family in discipleship and the giftedness of women and girls
- Women's Opportunity Fund (affiliated with Opportunity International USA) (Oak Brook, IL) - enables extremely poor
women in developing countries to break out of the cycle of poverty by making available small loans to Trust Banks (groups
of 15-40 poor entrepreneurs) whose members receive loans, training, and a support network to help them and their
families become self-reliant with dignity
- Women's Rights Information Center
- Women's Technology Cluster (WTC) (San Francisco) - established to develop a model for breaking the systemic barriers
to women entrepreneurs' accessing capital
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