Jewish Women International

Founded in 1897, Jewish Women International is a charity based in Washington, United States working on gender equality, employment & skills, children & youth.

Jewish Women International (JWI) is a Jewish non-profit organisation based in Washington, DC, founded in 1897 as Ruth Lodge No. 1 of B'nai B'rith Women. It works to end gender-based violence and domestic abuse against women and girls, with a focus on the Jewish community, and to build pathways to economic security and women's leadership. Its work includes survivor support and financial empowerment programmes, training for Jewish communal organisations, campus anti-violence and healthy relationship education, youth leadership networks, public policy advocacy on survivor protection and firearms-related domestic violence, and research such as its national needs assessment on domestic abuse in the Jewish community. JWI operates across the United States and supports international work through I Believe Israeli Women. It is registered as a 501 nonprofit and is funded through donations, with its staff and funders listed on its website.