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Headquarters address
Organization's name:	Sociologists for Women in Society
Organization's acronym:	SWS
Address:	P.O. Box 150 South Glastonbury CT 06073 United States of America
Email:	bkatuna@socwomen.org
Web site:	www.socwomen.org
Organization type:	Academics
Languages:	English

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Aging Children Citizenship and Governance Criminal Justice Culture Decolonization Development Disabled Persons Family Human Rights Indigenous Peoples Media Migration Minority Rights New Global Institutions Population Religion Social Development Statistics Sustainable Development Violence Women Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Education and training of women Human rights of women Indigenous women Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women Policy advice Research The girl child Trafficking in women and girls Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and health Women and poverty Women and the economy Women and the media Women in power and decision-making
Geographic scope:	International
Mission statement:	We are an international organization of sociologists and social scientists who work together to improve the position of women in sociology, and in society.
Year established (YYYY):	1969
Year of registration (YYYY):	1999
Organizational structure:	association of 1000 voting members and a council of 9.
Number and type of members:	1000 members. Our members include women and men who work in academia, the private sector, government, and other settings.
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues

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