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Australian Federation of Medical Women

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	Australian Federation of Medical Women
Organization's acronym:	ZAP
Former Name(s):	ZAP
Address:	Level 1, 366a Bridge Road RICHMOND VIC 3121 ZAP Australia
Phone:	+61 3 9421 1070
Fax:	+61 3 9421 1072
Email:	afmw@afmw.org.au
Web site:	www.afmw.org.au
Organization type:	Association
Languages:	English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Education and training of women Human rights of women Men and boys Policy advice Research The girl child Trafficking in women and girls Violence against women Women and health
Geographic scope:	National
Country of activity:	Australia
Millennium Development Goals:	Promote gender equality and empower women Improve maternal health
Mission statement:	The Australian Federation of Medical Women (AFMW) offers our members, colleagues and the community access to the collective knowledge and experiences of medical women. AFMW seeks to ensure equity and equality for women doctors to achieve their potential throughout all stages of their professional and personal lives. AFMW is a not for profit, politically neutral, non sectarian, non government organisation that seeks to improve the health of all Australians, especially the health of women and children.
Year established (YYYY):	1927
Year of registration (YYYY):	1994
Organizational structure:	The AFMW comprises state medical women's societys and individual medical women members. It is governed by a national, executive committee.
Number and type of members:	AFMW membership is automatic for doctors who are members of their affiliated state medical women's society; medical women can join AFMW directly where there is no active local state body. Full membership is open to registered female medical practitioners of Australia. Associate membership includes non-registered female medical practitioners and medical students. Membership of AFMW confers automatic membership of the Medical Women's International Association.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Medical Women's International Association
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Grants from Governments

Additional Information

Advancement of Women

Affiliation with other organizations:	Australian Women's Coalition WomenSpeak Network Women's Health Victoria Australian Human Rights Commission Australian Women’s Health Network National Council of Women
Publications:	Bridging Leadership Barriers, 30 June 2009, by Dr Jillian Tomlinson http://afmw.org.au/images/afmw/afmw_blb_projectreport2009.pdf Happy Healthy Women, Not Just Survivors, June 2010 http://afmw.org.au/images/stories/AFMW/2010/hhwconsultationreport.pdf

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