Women’s Environment & Development Organization

Women's Environment & Development Organization ‒ WEDO
Brooklyn, United States

WEDO is a global women’s advocacy organization for a just world that promotes and protects human rights, gender equality, and the integrity of the environment. To contribute toward its vision for the world, WEDO’s mission is to ensure that women’s rights; social, economic and environmental justice; and sustainable development principles-as well as the linkages between them-are at the heart of global and national policies, programs and practices.

Contact details

Website:
http://wedo.org/

Address:
147 Prince Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Country:
United States

Sub-region:
Northern America

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
United States
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
1991
Age (years)
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 34
United States average
 42
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Bella Abzug | Mim Kelber
Founder gender: All female
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Bridget Burns
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2024): Bridget Burns
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Bridget Burns
Leader gender: Female
Staff size
2025
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 9
United States average
 48
Global average
 87
2024
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 11
2023
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 12
% Female staff
2025
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 89%
United States average
 51%
Global average
 50%
2024
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 82%
2023
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 100%
% Female researchers
2025
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 83%
United States average
 49%
Global average
 47%

Organisational performance

Publications
2023
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 6
United States average
 52
Global average
 42
2022
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 3
2020
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 5

Social

Likes (2023)
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 18,530
United States average
 65,362
Global average
 26,974
Likes (2022)
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 18,094
Likes (2021)
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 18,077
Followers (2025)
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 14,218
United States average
 51,223
Global average
 20,551
Followers (2024)
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 14,790
Followers (2022)
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 13,977
Subscribers (2025)
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 893
United States average
 19,445
Global average
 7,746
Subscribers (2024)
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 795
Subscribers (2023)
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 667
Followers (2025)
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 3,681
United States average
 74,364
Global average
 19,607
Followers (2025)
Women’s Environment & Development Organization
 10,000
United States average
 24,552
Global average
 16,415

Data notes

Last updated: 06/03/2025
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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