Norwegian Association for Women's Rights
 |
|
| Formation | 28 June 1884 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Gina Krog and Hagbart Berner |
| Type | Political advocacy |
| Headquarters | Majorstuen, Oslo |
|
President
|
Marit Nybakk |
| Affiliations | International Alliance of Women, Norwegian Women's Lobby, Forum for Women and Development |
| Website | kvinnesak |
The Norwegian Association for Women's Rights (Norwegian: Norsk Kvinnesaksforening; NKF) is a Norwegian nonpartisan political advocacy organisation and Norway's oldest and preeminent women's and girls' rights organisation.
It was founded in 1884 on the initiative of Gina Krog and Hagbart Berner by 171 prominent women and men, including five Norwegian Prime Ministers. Its basic principle is that full and equal enjoyment of human rights is due to all women and girls, and it works to advance women's social, economic and political situation in Norway as well as internationally. Historically associated with the Liberal Party, the NKF is today broadly representative of the political spectrum. The association has always been Norway's most important mainstream feminist organisation and has successfully campaigned for women’s right to education, the right to vote, the right to work and the establishment of what is now the Gender Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud; it currently focuses on women's human rights, including the implementation of the CEDAW convention. In 1896 the association also founded the Norwegian Women's Public Health Association, a humanitarian organisation whose membership reached 250,000.
The current President is Marit Nybakk, who is also First Vice-President of the Norwegian Parliament. The NKF is a member of the International Alliance of Women (IAW), which has general consultative status to the United Nations Economic and Social Council and participatory status with the Council of Europe. The NKF is also a member of the Norwegian Women's Lobby and the Forum for Women and Development. Several of the NKF's early leaders, among them the noted humanitarian Fredrikke Marie Qvam, were married to Norwegian prime ministers. Its postwar leaders include Liberal Party leader and cabinet minister Eva Kolstad, supreme court justice Karin M. Bruzelius and the former chairman of UNICEF, Torild Skard. Its honorary members include Camilla Collett and Norway's first female Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland. NKF's offices are located at Majorstuen in Oslo. NKF has always been open to both women and men.
...
Wikipedia