International Council of Women
The International Women's Council (English: International Council of Women , ICW ) until 1949 in German translation mostly International Congress of Women or Frauenweltrat is a non-governmental organization and international association as an umbrella organization of nationally organized women's movements occur in particular for the promotion of women's rights.
The international organization is based in Paris . The Women's Council works in an advisory capacity for the following UN organizations : ECOSOC , ILO , FAO , WHO , UNDP , UNEP , UNESCO , UNICEF , UNCTAD and UNIDO .
organization
The council consists of: National umbrella organizations, usually with the designation "Women's Council" in the national language; as well as individuals, the latter mostly as individuals, as honorary members or as representatives of an international non-governmental organization or artist group.
Every three years, one-week general assemblies have been held since 1947 with participants from all member associations, at which the board and president of the ICW are elected. The 34th General Assembly took place in June 2015 in Izmir , the 35th General Assembly is planned for September 2018 in Yogyakarta .
In addition to the structures of the ICW, there are three regional councils , each of which has national umbrella organizations:
- The Asia-Pacific Regional Council (APRC) for Asia and Oceania, founded in 2004, is particularly committed to environmental and climate protection
- The European Center of the International Council of Women (ECICW) for member associations from the EU , founded in 1961, is a founding member of the European Women's Lobby (EWL), the largest European NGO lobbying organization in terms of membership of all the associations it represents.
- The Regional Council Americas (RCA) for North and South America was founded in 1987 and is divided into five sub-regions for political reasons.
In German-speaking countries, the ICW is represented by the Deutsche Frauenring eV , the Federation of Austrian Women's Associations (BÖFV) and the Federation of Swiss Women's Associations (alliance F).
| Country | represented by | Member since | Regional council |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | Consejo de mujeres de la Repùblica Argentina | RCA (South America) | |
| Australia | National Council of Women of Australia | 1931 | APRC |
| Azerbaijan | ECICW | ||
| Belgium | Conseil National des Femmes Belges | 1905-1974 | |
| Nederlandstalige Vrouwenraad | from 1974 | ECICW | |
| Conseil des Femmes Francophones de Belgique | from 1974 | ECICW | |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Mahila Parishad | 1970 | |
| Bolivia | Consejo Nacional de Mujeres de Bolivia | RCA (South America) | |
| Brunei | Council of Women of Brunei Darussalam (CWBD) | 1984 | APRC |
| Cook Islands | Cook Islands National Council of Women (CINCW) | 1981 | APRC |
| Costa Rica | |||
| Denmark | Kvinderadet (Women's Council in Denmark) | 1899 | ECICW |
| Germany | Federation of German Women's Associations | 1897-1933 | |
| Deutscher Frauenring e. V. | 1951 | ECICW | |
| Dominican Republic | Consejo Nacional de Mujeres Inc. de la Republica Dominicana | RCA (Central America and Caribbean) | |
| Fiji | Fiji National Council of Women | APRC | |
| Finland | Naisjärjestöjen keskusliitto (National Council of Women of Finland) | 1911 | |
| France | Conseil National des Femmes Françaises (CNFF) | 1901 | ECICW |
| Greece | National Council of Greek Women (NCGW) | 1908 | ECICW |
| Guatemala | Consejo Nacional de Mujeres de Guatemala | 1964 | RCA (Central America and Caribbean) |
| India | National Council of Women in India | 1925 | APRC |
| Indonesia | Kongres Wanita Indonesia - Kowani (founded 1928) | 1973 | APRC |
| Israel | Council of Women's Organizations in Israel (CWOI) (and Na'amat ) | 1953 | ECICW |
| Italy | Consiglio Nazionale delle Donne Italiane - CNDI | 1903 | ECICW |
| Cambodia | Women's Confederation of Cambodian Organizations WCCO AFESIP | APRC | |
| Cameroon | Organization of the Femmes du Rassemblement démocratique du Peuple Camerounais | ||
| Canada | National Council of Women of Canada | 1893 | RCA (North America) |
| Kenya | National Council of Women of Kenya | ||
| Colombia | Consejo Nacional de Mujeres de Colombia | RCA (Andes) | |
| Republic of the Congo | Conseil National des Associations des Femmes du Congo - CONAFECO | ||
| South Korea | Korean National Council of Women | 1959 | APRC |
| Lebanon | Conseil des Femmes Libanaises | ||
| Lesotho | Lesotho National Council of Women (LNCW) | 1963 | |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Women's Society | ECICW | |
| Luxembourg | Conseil National des Femmes du Luxembourg (CNFL) | 1975 | ECICW |
| Malaysia | National Council of Women's Organizations Malaysia | 1962 | APRC |
| Malta | National Council of Women of Malta | 1964 | ECICW |
| Macedonia | Union of Women's Organizations of the Republic of Macedonia - UWOM | ECICW | |
| Monaco | Union des Femmes Monégasques | ECICW | |
| Mongolia | National Network of the Mongolian Women's NGOs | 2000 | APRC |
| Morocco | Union Nationale des Femmes Marocaines | 1969 | |
| Madagascar | Conseil National des Femmes de Madagascar | ||
| Nepal | Rural Women's Network Nepal (RUWON Nepal) | 2007 | |
| Netherlands | Nederlandse Vrouwen Raad - NVR | 1898 | ECICW |
| New Zealand | National Council of Women of New Zealand | APRC | |
| Nigeria | National Council of Women's Societies - Nigeria | ||
| Norway | Norske Kvinners Nasjonalråd (dissolved) | 1904-1989 | |
| Austria | Federation of Austrian Women's Associations | 1904-1938; from 1951 | ECICW |
| Pakistan | All Pakistan Women's Association | APRC | |
| Papua New Guinea | National Council of Women of Papua New Guinea | APRC | |
| Peru | Consejo Nacional de Mujeres del Peru | RCA (Andes) | |
| Philippines | National Council of Women of the Philippines | APRC | |
| Russia | The Women Union of Russia | ECICW | |
| Samoa | National Council of Women of Samoa | 1953 | APRC |
| Sweden | Svenska Kvinnors Nationalförbund (dissolved) | 1896-1929 | |
| Switzerland | Alliance F . - Alliance de Sociétés Féminines Suisses | 1903 | |
| Senegal | Association pour la Promotion de la Femme sénégalaise (APROFES) | 1987 | |
| Slovenia | |||
| Spain | Consejo Nacional de Mujeres de Espana | 1982 | ECICW |
| South Africa | National Council of Women of South Africa | 1913 | |
| Taiwan | National Council of Women of Taiwan ROC | 1997 | APRC |
| Thailand | National Council of Women of Thailand | 1956 | APRC |
| Tunisia | Union Nationale de la Femme Tunisienne | 1956 | |
| Turkey | National Council of Turkish Women | ||
| Uganda | National Association of Women's Organizations in Uganda - NAWOU | 1992 | |
| Ukraine | National Council of Women of Ukraine | ||
| Hungary | Association of Hungarian Women | 1989 | ECICW |
| United States | National Council of Women of USA, Inc. | 1888 | RCA (North America) |
| Uruguay | Consejo Nacional de Mujeres del Uruguay- CONAMU | RCA (South America) | |
| United Kingdom | National Council of Women of Great Britain | 1898 | ECICW |
| Vanuatu | Vanuatu Council of Women | APRC |
history
| Presidents of the ICW | in the period | nationality |
|---|---|---|
| no | 1888-1893 | - |
| Ishbel Maria Hamilton-Gordon | 1893-1899 | Scotland |
| May Wright Sewall | 1899-1904 | United States |
| Ishbel Maria Hamilton-Gordon | 1904-1920 | Scotland |
| Pauline Chaponnière-Chaix | 1920-1922 | Switzerland |
| Ishbel Maria Hamilton-Gordon | 1922-1936 | Scotland |
| Marthe Boël | 1936-1947 | Belgium |
| Renée Girod | (interim) 1940-1945 | Switzerland |
| Jeanne Eder-Schwyzer | 1947-1957 | Switzerland |
| Marie-Hélène Lefaucheux | 1957-1963 | France |
| Mary McGeachy | 1963-1973 | Canada |
| Mehrangiz Dolatshahi | 1973-1976 | Iran |
| Ngarmchit Prem Purachatra | 1976-1979 | Thailand |
| Miriam Dell | 1979-1986 | New Zealand |
| Hong Sook-yes | 1986-1988 | South Korea |
| Lily Boeykens | 1988-1994 | Belgium |
| Kuraesin Sumhadi | 1994-1997 | Indonesia |
| Pnina Duke | 1997-2003 | Israel |
| Anamah Tan | 2003-2009 | Singapore |
| Cosima Schenk | 2009-2015 | Switzerland |
| Jungsook Kim | 2015- | South Korea |
Since the 1930s, the ICW has given the year 1888 as the founding date. In fact, this year only marks the beginning of the organizational structure at the national level in the USA. It was not until the turn of the century, 1900, that multinational cooperation actually came about and competing initiatives from Europe joined the American council structure.
Founding years
The American suffragette leaders Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony had come to an understanding with representatives there for women's rights on educational trips through Europe in the 1880s; the ideas for cross-border cooperation were initially vague. This changed when May Wright Sewall presented her idea of women's councils (councils) to organize women and unite them into a social force. Anthony and Sewall gathered their fellow campaigners together in Washington, DC for the week beginning March 25, 1888 to hold the official founding meeting of the ICW.
In addition to the largest delegation from the USA, representatives from England, Ireland, France, Norway, Denmark, Finland, India and Canada also took part. The participants included Clara Barton , Frances Willard , Antoinette Brown Blackwell , Julia Ward Howe , Lucy Stone , Ishbel Maria Hamilton-Gordon (Lady Aberdeen) and Henrietta Edwards . In Washington, the organization adopted statutes, established a national committee for the United States, and established a five-year cycle for further meetings. This was later supplemented by an executive committee meeting every two years.
The ICW took over the organization of several international women's congresses - one of which had already taken place in Paris in 1878 . With the ICW Women's World Congress in Chicago (1893 as part of the framework program for the World Exhibition ) and the founding of the Canadian member association there, the ICW first established itself as an international American women's organization. At the meeting in London (1899) there was also much greater participation from Europe. Other organizations, such as the Bund Deutscher Frauenvereine (BDF) in Berlin in 1894 and 1904 , held such international founding conferences. The BDF was a member organization of the ICW from 1897 until its self-dissolution in 1933.
development
The ICW initially campaigned for the establishment of national associations in as many countries as possible and organized conferences for mutual exchange. Since core concerns of all women involved quickly emerged, the agenda was expanded to include peace projects, women's rights such as women's suffrage , better educational opportunities for girls and the right to work . Despite the origins of the suffragette movement, the demand for full equality was initially not further supported in order to win and retain conservative members. This led, among other things, to the separation of the International Alliance of Women ( IAW , in German initially World Federation for Women's Suffrage ), which more clearly pursued political-feminist goals. Because most of the members were of American origin in the founding years, and the industrialized nations still made up most of the members at the beginning of the 20th century, English, French and German established themselves as the colloquial languages at the time, which in turn kept non-Europeans away for a long time.
After the founding of the League of Nations , the ICW developed into a lobby organization which, although unable to send representatives, was able to express its interests, for example with regard to legal equality with men. In 1931, at the urging of the ICW, the League of Nations set up a committee to advise on the nationality of women in cross-border marriages. Even after the founding of the United Nations, the ICW was recognized as an organization of interest groups and works in an advisory capacity for UN bodies, while the national umbrella organizations are supposed to act at the corresponding national and regional level.
In 1938 there were already 36 National Women's Councils . However, the Second World War destroyed the existing structures in many countries: for example, the German umbrella organization dissolved in 1933 in order not to be brought into line. The Austrian association was also temporarily dissolved in 1938.
post war period
It was not until the Philadelphia Conference in 1947 that the ICW resumed its work in full. In place of general meetings every five and executive meetings every two years, there is now a three-year cycle for general meetings. In 1949 the German Women's Ring , but not the German Women's Council, which was founded shortly thereafter, became the new member of the ICW.
In the second half of the 20th century, after the International Year of Women , the ICW also took part in the organization of international conferences within the framework of the UN Decade of Women : the first World Conference on Women took place in Mexico City in 1975 , and it followed Copenhagen 1980, Nairobi 1985 and Beijing 1995.
In 2003 the ICW comprised 59 National Councils , currently there are more than 70.
See also
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
- gender equality
- Declaration of human and civil rights (1789 Paris)
- UN World Conference on Women
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ After a decision in Lugano in 1949, the German translation, which had been inconsistent up to then, was set by the International Women's Council . Digitized version (PDF)
- ↑ http://www.icw-cif.com/01/06.php
- ↑ A resolution from 1920 stipulates that no individual should be considered the founder of the ICW, but that Anthony and Sewall are recognized as outstanding initiators. Digitized version (PDF)
- ^ National Woman Suffrage Association (1888). Report of the International Council of Women: Assembled by the National Woman Suffrage Association, Washington, DC, US of America, March 25 to April 1, 1888 pp.9-11 .
- ^ The Europa World Year Book 2003: Digitized , page 379