About Us

IAWM is a strong network of museums worldwide, meeting every four years to exchange ideas, connect with one another, and support our collective efforts to tell women’s stories. Working collaboratively, IAWM has six key goals.

Our Goals

  • To promote culture, arts, education and training from a gender perspective;
  • To foster exchange, networking, mutual support and global cooperation among Women’s Museums;
  • To conduct research and the development of projects, exhibitions, new initiatives, community activities, seminars and conferences;
  • To promote and strengthen the acceptance of Women’s and Gender Museums worldwide;
  • To achieve international recognition in the world of museums; and
  • To advocate for women’s rights and a gender democratic society.

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Latest News

March for women’s rights in Italy

On Saturday, 15th October 2022 the streets of Bolzano (Italy) were filled with people protesting for women's rights. The second women's march took place in Bolzano with the motto "Shaking up the region" and the women's museum Meran participated in the organization of...

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Bringing “Herstory of the War” from Ukraine to Slovenia

Last week, Tatiana Isaieva from the Gender Museum was a guest at the Museum of Recent History Celje. At the event in the museum she presented the work of the Centre for Gender Culture and the story of the creation of the Museum of Women's and Gender History. During...

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Conference: Abortion rights – let’s talk about it

Although abortion is legal in Italy, low-threshold access to safe interventions is often impeded. The conference aims to be an opportunity for exchange and discussion on how to elevate abortion to be a universal human right. After the contributions of various experts...

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