women's groups
Ladies' advocacy organizations
Women's groups are organizations formed by and for women, typically to address shared concerns, provide mutual support, or advocate for women's interests.
The term covers everything from consciousness-raising circles and professional networks to political advocacy organizations: She joined several women's groups after college.
The phrase emerged prominently during the feminist movements of the 1960s and 70s but applies broadly to any female-centered collective.
- career coachingGuidance for work paths
- book clubsOrganizations discussing shared literature
- body positivityAcceptance of all figures
- microfinanceSmall loans for poor entrepreneurs
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
consciousness raising · art collectives · mentorship · shelters · pay equity · glass ceiling · suffrage · intersectionality · reproductive rights · maternal health · fitness classes · gender equality · equal pay · scholarships · peer counseling · crisis intervention · safe spaces · internships
- Women's Organizationssororities
- social groupscommunity, clan, social class, subculture, social circle
- church activitiesSunday school, Bible study, church camp, church socials, church picnic
- support groupspeer support, recovery meetings, sharing circle, recovery meeting, depression support
- girls' educationgirls' schools, girls' education, finishing school, finishing schools, convent school
- rural developmentrural housing, land reform, farm loans, rural roads, rural infrastructure