Nonprofit organization · Madrid, Spain

Federación de Mujeres Progresistas

A nationwide public-benefit nonprofit with more than 35 years of work defending women’s rights and addressing gender discrimination in Spain.

About Federación de Mujeres Progresistas

Advocacy for women’s rights

The Federación de Mujeres Progresistas (FMP) is a nationwide nonprofit organization declared to be of public benefit. For more than 35 years, it has worked to defend women’s rights and bring attention to discrimination in the workplace, at home, and in society. Its network of associations and groups spans national, regional, provincial, and municipal levels and includes nearly 23,000 people.

Areas of work

The organization works on gender-based violence, employment, health, volunteering, coeducation, the nonprofit sector, and equality plans. It operates a support line for survivors of gender-based violence at 900 502 091.

Programs and projects

  • Red NO ACEPTO: developed a national protocol addressing forced marriage, publicly presented in Madrid on November 13, 2025.
  • Cyberbullying and hate crimes: awareness and prevention of gender-based hate crimes, with a legal information and advice service at delitosdeodio@fmujeresprogresistas.org.
  • AURA: a pilot center addressing gender-based violence through integrated support, physical and emotional well-being, and professional training.
  • DataFem: an open-data observatory that turns information into accessible visualizations about social conditions.
  • CHECK-OUT: feminist prevention and intervention related to online violence against women.
  • MIRADAS: awareness and training addressing the prostitution system, funded by Spain’s Ministry of Social Rights, Consumer Affairs, and Agenda 2030.
  • #NuestrasVoces: listening spaces where young women can discuss gender-related challenges.
  • GOLONDRINAS: improved health and social services for migrant women.
  • #LABoratorioMF: professional training to improve responses to forced marriage among migrant girls and teenagers.
  • #Enraizadas: access for rural women to psychosocial, economic, and employment resources.
  • #VeoVeoTúMeVes: a documentary and awareness project about minors and gender-based violence.

Public events and resources

The FMP organizes events on institutional violence against women, substantive equality, feminist responses to sexual exploitation, intergenerational feminism, and online microaggressions. It also publishes press releases, reports, and other resources and shares campaigns and events through its YouTube channel.

Contact

Calle Ribera de Curtidores 3, 28005 Madrid · Phone: 91 539 02 38 · Fax: 91 527 03 02 · Email: delitosdeodio@fmujeresprogresistas.org.

In brief

Women’s rights and gender equality