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ˇ@ˇ@Early in the 50's and 60's, there were already several women organizations such as YWCA and Women's Association in Taiwan. However, the major purpose of these organizations were to assist the elderly and the disabilities, and, most of all, to function as a communicative channel for their members. Members of these organizations were women of rich financial backgrounds. In other words, the early women's organizations in Taiwan were only rich women's clubs which has nothing to do with women of lower social position.
ˇ@ˇ@It wasn't until the early 70's that the first wave of Taiwan women's movement arose after Ms. Shiow-Lien Lu declared her "New Feminism." "New Feminism" has brought the public's attention to the unequal treatment of our society to women. The Awakening of Women magazine agency founded in 1982 by Ms. Yuan-Cheng Li was the only women's organization focus on the gender issues during the enforcement of martial law. The Awakening of Women agency has played an important role in raising women's awareness of their status in the society.
ˇ@ˇ@Diverse women's organizations or associations have emerged since the martial law was lifted in 1987. The characteristic of these women's associations is that they begin to focus on gender concerns from different perspectives and provide professional assistance to women. Some provide women practical services and assistance, and others actively take part in the political and social movements to urge the modification of laws and to supervise the government's execution of the public policy to improve women's status in Taiwan society.
ˇ@ˇ@The non-governmental women's organizations we collect in this section are groups whose primary end is to help women deal with the tasks they face in contemporary society. Each group would focus on specific topic and task such as women's mental health, women's rights, women with a broken home, female workers' rights, women's studies, and women's rescue and support system. The growth of these organizations together constitute a powerful resource network of women. We hope that by introducing these women's organizations to the public, they would gain more recognition and support by friends of feminism from all over the world.
ˇ@ˇ@As there are so many women's organizations in Taiwan, whether governmental or non-governmental, the purpose of our collection does not aim at a complete resource list of women's organizations in Taiwan. Rather, we only pick out those that are significant to the development of women's movement in Taiwan. If you want to search other women's organizations, please make use of the social services resources in our search engine. Your comment concerns with the collection of this section is mostly welcome.
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| The Women's Ministry Committee of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) Focus: Women's development in mentality and education. Publication: Nu-Xuan Magazine | |
 Founded in: 1922 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Awakening Foundation Foucs: Women's rights. Publication: Awakening of Women | |
| Founded in: Founded the Awakening of Women magazine agency in 1982, and registered as "Awakening Foundation" in 1987. | ˇ@ˇ@ˇ@ For More Information Please Contact:
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| Taipei Women Development Center Focus: The re-employment of the minority women and the elderly. Publication: Taipei Women Development Magazine | |
Founded in: January, 1984 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| The Warm Life Association for Women Focus: To assist divorced women and women on the verge of divorce. Services: Publication: Wan-Qin | |
Founded in: September, 1984 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Women's Research Program in the Population Studies Center, National Taiwan University Focus: A research center for gender and women's studies. Publication: Bulletin of Women and Gender Studies | |
Founded in: September, 1985 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| The Rainbow Project (Presbyterian Church Taiwan) Focus: Aboriginal teen girls. Publication: Rainbow Bimonthly | |
Founded in: June, 1986 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Homemaker's Union and Foundation Focus: Environmental preservation, green consumption. Publication: The Correspondence of Homemaker's Union and Foundation | |
Founded in: March, 1987 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Union of Progressive Women Focus: Political reform movement. Publication: Progressive Women | |
Founded in: May, 1987 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Taipei Women Rescue Foundation Focus: The rights of abused teen girls. Publication: The Correspondence of Women Rescue Foundation | |
Founded in: August, 1987 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| The Garden of Hope Foundation Focus: Child prostitution and sexual abuse. Publication: Magazine of the Garden of Hope | |
Founded in: May, 1987 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Modern Women's Foundation Focus: The rights of sexually abused women. | |
Founded in: 1987 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Taiwan Grassroots Women Worker's Centre Focus: Female workers' working rights and health problem. Publication: Asia Women Workers, Female Workers in Taiwan (English Quarterly/ISSN 1029-2810) | |
Founded in:July, 1988 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Christian Foundation of Women's Welfare Focus: Women's mental development and employment. | |
Founded in: 1989 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| End Child Prostitution Association, Taiwan (ECPAT) Focus: International trafficking and prostitution of teen girls. | |
Founded in: 1989 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Research Program on Gender and Society, National Tsing-Hua University Focus: Gender studies and education. | |
Founded in:1989 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| The Warm Life Association for Women (Taichung) Focus: To assist divorced women and women on the verge of divorce. Publication: Wan-Qin | |
Founded in: 1990 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| National Organization for Women Focus: Women's rights. | |
Founded in: 1991 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Solidarity Front of Women Workers Focus: Assist the establishment of women workers' organizations, the movement of the opposite, and the education of women workers. | |
Founded in: June, 1991 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| The Warm Life Association for Women (Kaohsiung) Focus: To assist divorced women and women on the verge of divorce. Publication: Wan-Qin | |
Founded in: August 3, 1991 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Kaohsiung Awakening Association Focus: Women's mental development; promoting and supervising the practice of public policy concerns with women's rights. | |
Founded in: July, 1992 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Center of Research on Gender, Kaohsiung Medical College Focus: Research and consultancy on gender issues. | |
Founded in: 1992 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Taipei Women's Development Association Focus: The employment of women, and women in disturbed families. | |
Founded in: May, 1993 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Department of Women's Development, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Focus: Women's mental development and grassroots movement. | |
Founded in: 1993 | For More Information Please contact:
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| Taipei Community Women Association Focus: Women's rights, and women's organization in community. | |
Founded in: 1993 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Taiwan Feminist Studies Association (TaFSA) Focus: Women's rights, gender and women's studies, and the promotion of women's movement on campus. | |
Founded in: September, 1993 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Taipei Association for Promotion of Women's Rights Focus: Women's rights, and sexual education. Publication: The Purple Sisiters | |
Founded in: February, 1994 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Fembooks Focus: A bookstore focus on female related books and female writers. | |
Founded in: April, 1994 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Taipei Awakening Association Focus: Developing women's awareness of their status in the society, and promoting women's status. | |
Founded in: 1994 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| The Taiwanese Developmental Resource Center for Women Focus: Legal advice. | |
Founded in: 1994 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Pink Collar Solidarity Focus: Women's status in service industry, and the elimination of obstacle against women's employment. | |
Founded in: 1994 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Taipei One Leaf Orchid Growth Association for Widowed Family Focus: Mutual help netween widowers or widows and their families. | |
Founded in: 1995 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Women and Gender Studies Center, National Cheng-Kung University Foucs: Researches into and promotion of women and gender studies. Publication: The Newsletter of Women and Gender Studies Center | |
Founded in: 1995 | ˇ@ˇ@ˇ@ For More Information Please Contact:
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| Kaohsiung Monocotylydonous Orchid Association Focus: Mutual help netween widowers or widows and their families. | |
Founded in: 1995 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Women Association of Taiwan Focus: The development of women's mentality, and the promotion of local culture. | |
Founded in: September, 1995 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Center for the Study of Sexualities, National Central University Focus: Sexualities research, and sexual education training provider. | |
Founded in: 1995 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Research Center for Gender and Space, Institute of Building and Planning, National Taiwan University Focus: Gender and space. | |
Founded in: 1995 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Kaohsiung Women's Action Association Focus: Women and gender issues. | |
Founded in: 1996 | For More Information Please Contact:
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| Peng Wan-Ru Foundation Focus: Personal safety of women, and the promotion of women's studies and practical services. | |
Founded in: 1997 | For More Information Please Contact:
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