These are the groups doing critical work — from grassroots advocacy to global policy change. Explore, donate, volunteer, and get informed.
The United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. UN Women works to eliminate discrimination against women and girls, empower women, and achieve equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action, and peace and security.
Visit UN Women →The largest feminist grassroots organization in the US, NOW works to bring about equality for all women through advocacy, litigation, and organizing on issues including reproductive rights, equal pay, and ending violence against women.
Visit NOWFounded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, the Malala Fund works to ensure 12 years of free, quality education for every girl worldwide. The fund advocates for policy change and invests in education activists on the ground.
Visit Malala FundA leading provider of reproductive health care in the US, Planned Parenthood offers healthcare services, sex education, and information to millions of people. They advocate for access to contraception, STI testing, cancer screenings, and abortion care.
Visit Planned ParenthoodNWLC uses the law in all its forms to change culture and drive solutions to gender inequity — breaking down barriers that harm women and girls, especially women of color, LGBTQ people, and low-income women.
Visit NWLCSince 1992, Equality Now has driven legal and systemic change to end violence and discrimination against women and girls. They have influenced reform of 135+ discriminatory laws worldwide, impacting millions of women and girls.
Visit Equality NowFor over 30 years, the Global Fund for Women has provided funds to gender justice organizations worldwide. With 84% of grants going to groups in repressive societies, they have given nearly $184 million to organizations in 176 countries.
Visit Global Fund for WomenMADRE works to eliminate violence targeting women, girls, and LGBTQIA+ people. They provide rapid aid in climate disasters, support grassroots movements in 40+ countries, and have provided over $52 million in grants and in-kind support since founding.
Visit MADREUsing legal advocacy, the Center protects reproductive rights worldwide through litigation, policy work, and advocacy before human rights bodies. They have shaped landmark Supreme Court cases and strengthened reproductive laws across five continents.
Visit Center for Reproductive RightsA coalition of 165+ countries working to end violence against all women and girls by advancing international law. They work to reverse defunding of women's movements and fight back against rollbacks of legal protections for women worldwide.
Visit Every WomanSupporting women survivors of war by offering financial aid, job skills training, and access to knowledge. They work in conflict-affected countries including Afghanistan, DRC, Iraq, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Kosovo, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Visit Women for Women InternationalWorking to close the gender gap in technology, Girls Who Code offers free programs in coding and computer science to girls in grades 3–12. Their clubs are in schools, libraries, and community centers across the country.
Visit Girls Who CodeThe American Association of University Women empowers women and girls through advocacy, education, and research. They offer scholarships, fellowships, and grants, and advocate for equal pay, workplace equity, and educational access.
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