Composition of the IAW
Structure
An International Congress is held triennially the home country of a member organisation and is open to all members in good standing. Voting rights are allocated proportionately among affiliates, associates and individual members. Congress elects the executive, and allocates representative and other responsible positions.
Congress also hears reports from member organisations, and reviews the whole range of relevant UN activities of the preceding triennium.
A new or revised triennial Plan of Action establishes priorities which reflect developments at the UN, and our own organisational experiences.
Between Congresses, a Board Meeting and an International Meeting are held, each accompanied by a seminar. The last Triennial Congress was held in Delhi, India in 2007.
| PRESIDENT | Rosy Weiss |
| EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Manorama Bawa |
| EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Lyda Verstegen |
| TREASURER | Rakesh Dhawan |
| SECRETARY GENERAL | Lene Pind |
| Regional Vice President South & East Africa; Convenor: Commission on Elimination of Violence | Mmabatho Ramagoshi |
| Regional Vice President Arab Countries | Horeya Megahed |
| Regional Vice President Gulf States | Shaikha E. Al-Mezen |
| Regional Vice President South Asia | Meena Pimpalapure |
| Regional Vice President Americas; Convenor: Commission on Peace | Susanne Riveles |
| Representative to the Arab League | Mona Korashy |
| Chief Representative to UNESCO | Christine Jouan Bruneau |
| Convenor: Commission on Justice and Human Rights | Margret Steinarsdóttir |
| Chair of Ad Hoc Committee on Funding | Helena Glaser |
| Representative to the European Women’s Lobby | Marilyn La Tona |
| Board Member | Siri Hangeland |
| Board Member | Villa Granada de Guia |
| Board Member | Ann Falkinger |
| Board member | Monique Bouaziz |
| Convenor: Commission on Democracy; Chief Representative to the UN in Geneva | Jessica Kehl-Lauff |
| Convenor: Commission on Health | Gudrun Haupter |
| Non Voting Members | |
| Chief Representative to the UN in New York; Honorary Vice President | Kay Fraleigh |
| Regional Coordinator Europe | Joanna Manganara |
| Regional Coordinator Nordic & Baltic Countries | Thorbjörg Inga Jónsdóttir |
| Regional Coordinator Pacific | Pat Goble |
| Representative to the Council of Europe | Anje Wiersingha |
| Membership Officer | Pat Richardson |
| Website Content Manager; Chief Representative to the UN in Vienna | Alison Brown |
| Editor: International Women’s News | Priscilla Todd |
| Rédactrice: Nouvelles Feministes Internationales | Mathilde Duval |
| Editor e-Newsletter | Joke Sebus |
| Young Members Coordinator | Ásgerdur Jóna Flosadóttir |
| Older Women Coordinator | Marieluise Weber |
Affiliates
A society is eligible for affiliate membership if it is a national organization which has local branches and admits members from all over the country; is a non-party organization, and has objectives which correspond with those of IAW.
Associates
A society is eligible for associate membership if it is a non-party organization; while not possessing the qualifications for affiliate membership is working for the equal status of men and women, and is considered suitable by the admissions committee.
Individual Members
Any person in sympathy with the objectives of the Alliance shall be eligible for individual membership.
Current Membership
In November 2007 affiliates and associates numbered approximately 55 with 350 individual members from many nations. Additionally, many libraries around the world subscribe to our triannual journal, Women’s International News.
Web-sites of IAW Affiliates and Associations
| Austria: Austrian Autonomous Women’s Centre | www.frauenzentrum.at |
| Australia: League of Women Voters of Victoria | home.vicnet.net.au/~league |
| Australia: Union of Australian Women (Victoria) Inc. | home.vicnet.net.au/~uawvic |
| Australia: Women's Electoral Lobby | www.wel.org.au |
| Denmark: Dansk Kvinnesamfund | www.kvindesamfund.dk |
| Finland: The League of Finnish Feminists | www.naisunioni.fi |
| France: AFEM. Association des femmes de l’Europe Méridionale | www.afem-europa.org |
| Germany: Deutsche Frauenring | www.frauenring-dfr.de |
| Germany: Deutsche Staatsbürgerinnen Verband | www.staatsbuergerinnen.org |
| Germany: Frauennetzwerk für Frieden | www.frauennetzwerk-fuer-frieden.de |
| Iceland: Icelandic Women’s Rights | www.krfi.is |
| India: All India Women’s Conference | www.aiwc.org |
| Israel: Israel Federation of WIZO | www.wizo.org/english/index.asp |
| Lithuania: Lithuanian Women’s Society | www.lmd.lt |
| Netherlands: Vrouwenbelangen | www.vrouwenbelangen.nl |
| Norway: Norwegian Association for Women’s Rights | www.kvinnesak.no |
| Pakistan: All Pakistan Women’s Association | www.apwapakistan.com |
| Sweden: Frederika-Bremer Forbundet | www.fredrikabremer.se |
| Switzerland: Swiss Association for the Rights of Women | www.feminism.ch |
| Togo: La Colombe | www.lacolombe-togo.org |
| Uganda: Slum Aid Project (SAP) | www.sap.or.ug |
