All India Democratic Women's Association

All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) is a women's organisation committed to achieving democracy, equality and women's emancipation. It has an organizational presence in 23 states in India, with a current membership of more than 11 million. About two-thirds of the organisation's strength is derived from poor rural and urban women. It was founded in 1981 as a national level mass organisation of women. It is also the women's wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA)
Formation1981
TypeWomen's organisation
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
General secretary
Mariam Dhawale
President
P.K. Sreemathy
AffiliationsCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Websiteaidwaonline.org
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