Feminist Organizations and Resources
Links to feminist organizations active in the West Nordic region and other resources.
Denmark
In 1871, the Danish Women’s Association was founded with the aim of fighting for women’s right to education. In the 1880s, several women’s organizations emerged, and the radical feminist journal “Hvad-Vi-Vil” was created. In 1915, women obtain the right to vote. Feminist organizations have historically been – and still are – important in the fight for equality in Denmark.
Here below are links to feminist organizations and other resources in Denmark.
Ordbog. LGBT+ Danmark
A dictionary and toolbox from LGBT+ Denmark.
Rage
RAGE is a new global multidisciplinary feminist digital and print zine and platform for expressing feminist rage as a tool for creative change and action.
Amnesty International Denmark
Amnesty is the world’s largest movement for human rights. Amnesty International’s Danish branch has over 65,000 paying members.
Faroe Islands
Historically, women’s organizations have had great significance in Faroese society. In 1944, the Faroese Women’s Association in Denmark was founded, in 1952 the Women’s Association in Tórshavn was established, and in the same year, the first edition of the magazine Kvinnutíðindi was published. Feminist organizations have been crucial in ensuring greater gender equality in the Faroe Islands. And the work continues today, as we are still not there yet.
Here below are links to feminist organizations and other resources in the Faroe Islands.
The Women’s Organisation in Torshavn
The Women’s Organisation in Torshavn, founded in 1952.
Kvinnufelagssamskipan Føroya, KFS
Umbrella organisation for all women’s organisations on the Faroe Islands.
Frítt val
Pro choice organisation founded in 2017 with the main goal to advocate for the Faroese healthcare system to provide all women and individuals with uteruses access to abortion—in safe, non-discriminatory, and legal circumstances.
LGBT Føroyar
A movement for the benefit of gays, bisexuals, and transgender people in the Faroe Islands, with the aim of improving the well-being of sexual minorities in society.
Amnesty Føroyar
An organization that works to ensure that the 30 rights in the UN Declaration of Human Rights are upheld here in the Faroe Islands and around the world.
Kyn
Sex education for Faroese youth, aimed at promoting sex education on a medical scientific basis to improve well-being and sexual health among Faroese youth.
The Women’s House
Women’s shelter in Torshavn, help for women and their children who have experienced violence.
The Faroese Equal Status Council
The Faroese Equal Status Council is an independent committee under the Ministry of Social Affairs, whose purpose is to eliminate all discrimination based on gender.
Demokratia
Demokratia organizes cross-political initiatives to increase the role of women in political decisions, so that the number of women in the Faroese Parliament and municipal councils increases, and the representation aligns with that in the other Nordic countries.
Greenland
Here below are links to feminist organizations and other resources in Greenland.
8. marts gruppen
8. marts gruppen in Greenland is a grassroots organization that works to increase gender equality, focusing on violence against women.
The Equality Council of Greenland
The Equality Council is tasked with promoting equality between men and women in Greenlandic society.
Iceland
The feminist movement has been instrumental in driving change in Iceland since the first woman’s rights organization was founded in the nineteenth century. Historically, the Icelandic women’s movement has had a strong relationship with the global feminist movement.
Here below are links to feminist organizations and other resources in Iceland.
W.O.M.E.N.
The Women of Multicultural Ethnicity Network in Iceland is an association meant to unite, express and address the interests and issues of women of foreign origin living in Iceland.
Icelandic Women’s Rights Association
IWRA was founded in 1907 to demand women’s rights and equality in the workplace and the political sphere. IWRA is a member of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) and International Alliance of Women (IAW).
Stígamót
Stígamót is a center for survivors of sexual violence in Iceland that provides free and confidential counseling.
The Women’s History Archives
The Women’s History Archives collects primary documents related to women’s history in Iceland. The archives are an independent organization, housed at the National Library of Iceland.
The Women’s Shelter
A shelter and counseling service for women in Iceland who have been subjected to violence in intimate relationships.
Samtökin ’78
Samtökin ’78 – the National Queer Association of Iceland is a queer interest and activism association that has existed in Iceland since 1978, Their purpose is to ensure that lesbians, gay, bisexual, asexual, pansexual, intersex, trans people and other queer people are visible, acknowledged and enjoy full rights in Icelandic society, regardless of their country of origin.
ÖBÍ
ÖBÍ campagns for the rights of disabled people. Their goal is for Icelandic society to become a society of equality and justice where all individuals, regardless of their physical and mental abilities, enjoy a decent standard of living and equal opportunities for an independent life and active social participation.ÖBÍ is an umbrella association with 40 member associations.
Directorate of Equality
The Directorate of Equality is the government institution in Iceland in charge of administering all matters concerning equality.