Women Without Borders

Women without Borders (WwB)
Frauen ohne Grenzen
AbbreviationWwB
Founded2001
FounderDr. Edit Schlaffer
TypeNon-profit
Location
  • Vienna, Austria
Websitewwb.org

Women without Borders is an international advocacy and research organization for women. It is based in Vienna, Austria, and works with international partner organizations around the world. Dr. Edit Schlaffer founded WwB in 2002 with the goal of empowering women as agents of change.[1] The Women without Borders Executive Board includes the Austrian artist Xenia Hausner.[2][3] Women without Borders is largely funded by various Austrian Ministries, the Austrian Research Fund, the EU, and the US State Department.

  1. ^ "Edit Schlaffer PhD" OMEGA
  2. ^ "Women-Without-Borders - About Us". Women-Without-Borders. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  3. ^ Women's Economic Empowerment as Smart Economics: A Dialogue on Policy Options (PDF). Berlin: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. February 22–23, 2007. p. 106. ISBN 978-3-939394-12-9.