The Bernard Center for Women, Politics & Public Policy is a research and educational institution—a think tank— whose mission is to fundamentally change the terms of the nation’s most critical domestic and foreign policy debates and challenge the American public, policymakers, and the media to discuss those issues. The Bernard Center’s scholars and analysts conduct high-quality, independent research, and based on that research and earned and paid media, provide and advance innovative, practical recommendations that advance these goals.  Bernard Center for Women

 

Institute for Women’s Policy Research seeks to address the needs of women and their families, communities, and societies through rigorous research. Since its founding in 1987, the group’s findings have been used to support various policies and programs such as family leave, paid sick days, and early childcare and education. By providing rigorous and reliable data analysis, IWPR has worked each year to shine a light on misleading information and provide credible information about overlooked populations.  Institute for Women’s Policy Research

 

Feminist Majority’s mission is to empower feminists, who are the majority, and to win equality for women at the decision-making tables of the state, nation, and the world.  They promote non-discrimination on the basis of sex, race, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, religion, ethnicity, age, marital status, nation of origin, size, or disability. The purpose of Feminist Majority is to promote equality for women and men, non-violence, reproductive health, peace, social justice, and economic development and to enhance feminist participation in public policy. Feminist Majority supports workers’ collective bargaining, pay equity, and the end of sweatshops. Feminist Majority

 

The National Committee on Pay Equity, founded in 1979, is a coalition of women’s and civil rights organizations; labor unions; religious, professional, legal, and educational associations, commissions on women, state and local pay equity coalitions and individuals working to eliminate sex- and race-based wage discrimination and to achieve pay equity. NCPE

 

The Coalition of Labor Union Women is America’s only national organization for union women. Formed in 1974, CLUW is a nonpartisan organization within the union movement. CLUW’s role is to unify and empower all union women in a strong organization to determine and seek remedies to our common problems and concerns and to develop action programs within the framework of the labor movement to effectively promote our objectives. They want to promote affirmative action, and social and economic justice in the workplace and to increase the participation of women in the political and legislative processes. With members from more than 70 international and national unions across the U.S., CLUW has a strong network of 36 chapters throughout the nation. CLUW is endorsed by the AFL-CIO (The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) and its international and national unions. CLUW local chapters educate members, keep them up-to-date on a variety of issues of concern to working families, and provide a support network for women in unions. CLUW

 

National Foundation for Women Legislators’ mission is to provide strategic resources to women leaders for leadership development and effective governance through conferences, seminars, education materials, professional and personal relationships, and networking at both the state and federal levels. NFWL is a non-partisan 501c-3, educational foundation. Its membership consists of members of the National Order of Women Legislators (all current and former women elected officials), corporate leadership, and association members. NFWL’s National Policy Committees offer elected women and industry experts an opportunity to discuss timely issues facing the nation with the purpose of adopting Resolutions, drafting model legislation, and raising awareness about key programs and initiatives. The Committees are active throughout the year via teleconferences and special events. Official Policy Committee meetings occur at the Annual Conference each fall. NFWL

 

National LGBTQ Task Force seeks to build the power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) community from the ground up. We do this by training activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBTQ referenda and advance pro-LGBTQ legislation, and building the organizational capacity of our movement. While LGBTQ families deserve the same legal protections and social support granted to married opposite-sex couples and their children, they have few protections and, in some places, are even banned from adopting or becoming foster parents. Their Policy Institute provides research and policy analysis to support the struggle for complete equality and social justice on many issues surrounding LGBTQ individuals, including rights for LGBTQ parents and families. National LGBTQ Task Force

 

National Network to End Domestic Violence is a social change organization, is dedicated to creating a social, political, and economic environment in which violence against women no longer exists. They support the fight to end domestic violence by providing state coalitions with critical information and resources. As a membership and advocacy organization of state domestic violence coalitions, allied organizations, and supportive individuals, NNEDV works closely with its members to understand the ongoing and emerging needs of domestic violence victims and advocacy programs. Then NNEDV makes sure those needs are heard and understood by policymakers at the national level. NNEDV

 

National Women’s Political Caucus is dedicated to increasing women’s participation in all areas of public life, including politics. Since the group’s founding in 1971, the group has recruited, trained, and endorsed female candidates for public office at all levels of government, while also providing crucial volunteer support and financial donations. NWPC

 

Service Women’s Action Network’s (SWAN) mission is to transform military culture by securing equal opportunity and freedom to serve without discrimination, harassment, or assault; and to reform veterans’ services to ensure high-quality health care and benefits for women veterans and their families. We accomplish this mission through policy reform, media advocacy, community organizing, and litigation. SWAN

 

The Women’s Foundation of California has been both a grantmaker and an advocate for social change for over 40 years. As a publicly supported foundation,  every dollar raised is used for strategic grantmaking, public policy, and bringing together innovative women leaders. They have built up a dynamic network comprised of dedicated donor activists, leaders, and grassroots organizations working throughout the state of California. The Foundation is known as an early funder of human trafficking intervention and prevention, lesbian and transgender rights, environmental health, criminal justice work, and campaigns to build women’s economic security. Women’s Foundation of California