La demanda de una huelga mundial liderada y controlada por mujeres se fraguó entre feministas, sindicalistas y activistas en la Asamblea General de los Pueblos , celebrada en 2015 en Nueva York. Desde entonces, los llamados se han expandido así como el apoyo a esta causa: en 2017, el Llamado Global de las Mujeres por la Justicia Climática respaldó la petición por las huelgas globales de mujeres el 8 de marzo.
Esta convocatoria de una huelga mundial de mujeres el 8 de marzo de 2020 fue iniciada por el Foro de Asia y el Pacífico por las Mujeres, el Derecho y el Desarrollo (APWLD), una red líder de organizaciones feministas y activistas de grupos de base en la región de Asia Pacífico. Los 248 miembros de APWLD representan a grupos de mujeres diversas de 27 países de Asia Pacífico.
La Red-DESC - Red Internacional para los Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales posteriormente respaldó la huelga, conectó las luchas locales para intensificar la Huelga Mundial de Mujeres a nivel mundial y proporcionó apoyo para fortalecer el liderazgo de las participantes en todas las regiones.
Hasta ahora, las siguientes 198 organizaciones de más de 60 países y territorios, junto con 200 personas individuales, se han unido a la Huelga Mundial de Mujeres.
| País | Name of organisation | Contact |
| Global | ActionAid International | https://actionaid.org/ |
| Global | Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID) | https://www.awid.org/ |
| Global | CIVICUS | https://www.civicus.org |
| Global | FIAN International | https://www.fian.org |
| Global | GRAIN | https://grain.org/ |
| Global | Red Internacional para los Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales, Red- DESC | https://www.escr-net.org/es |
| Global | International Women’s Alliance | https://intlwomensalliance.org/ |
| Global | International Women’s Development Agency | https://iwda.org.au/ |
| Global | International Women’s Health Coalition | https://iwhc.org/ |
| Global | Musawah | https://www.musawah.org/ |
| Global | Society for Gender Professionals | https://www.genderprofessionals.org/ |
| Global | The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) | https://www.gaatw.org/ |
| Global | The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights | https://www.gi-escr.org/ |
| Global | Womankind Worldwide | https://www.womankind.org.uk/index.html |
| Global | Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) | http://www.wedo.org |
| Global | Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom | https://www.wilpf.org |
| Global | Women’s Major Group | http://www.womenmajorgroup.org/ |
| Global | Women’s March Global | http://womensmarchglobal.org |
| Global | Global Forest Coalition | https://globalforestcoalition.org/ |
| Global | Tv8m | https://tv8m.org |
| Global | Greenpeace | https://www.greenpeace.org/international/ |
| Regional (Africa) | FEMNET- African Women’s development and Communication Network | https://femnet.org |
| Regional (Asia) | Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) | https://aippnet.org/ |
| Regional (Asia) | Asian- Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW) | https://arrow.org.my |
| Regional (América Latina) | CLADEM (Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women’s Rights) | https://cladem.org/ |
| Regional (América Latina) | Red de Salud de las Mujeres Latinoamericanas y del Caribe | http://www.reddesalud.org |
| Argentina | Fundacion para Estudio e Investigación de la Mujer | http://feim.org.ar/ |
| Argentina | APUnC, Asociación del Personal de la Universidad Nacional del Comahue | |
| Argentina | Mujeres del mar (en movimiento) | |
| Argentina | Fundacion promocion humana | |
| Argentina | APOC – ASOCIACION DEL PERSONAL DE ORGANISMOS DE CONTROL | http://www.apoc.org.ar |
| Argentina | Asociación del Personal Legislativo APL | https://www.apldigital.org.ar |
| Argentina | Confederación de Trabajadorxs Municipales de Argentina CTM | |
| Argentina | Asociacion Civil Proyecto Escan Argentina | |
| Azerbaiyán | Women and Modern World Social Charitable Center | |
| Azerbaiyán | Center Women and Modern World | http://www.womenmw-az.org/ |
| Bangladesh | Awaj Foundation | http://awajfoundation.org/ |
| Bangladesh | Karmojibi Nari | http://www.karmojibinari.org |
| Bangladesh | Badhon Manob Unnayan Sangstha | |
| Bangladesh | Paribarik Aye Unnoyon Mohila Shongstha (FIDA) | |
| Bolivia | Coordinadora Andina de Organizaciones Indígenas CAOI | |
| Bolivia | Feministas humanistas Bolivia | |
| Brazil | CNTSS- Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores em Seguridade Social | |
| Brazil | CONDSEF- – Confederacao Nacional dos Servidores Federais | |
| Brazil | SEESP- Sindicato dos Enfermeiros do Estado de São Paulo | |
| Brazil | SINPSI- Sindicato dos Psicólogos de São Paulo | |
| Brazil | CONFETAM – Confederação Nacional dos Trabalhadores Municipais | |
| Brazil | FETAM-SP- Federacao dos Trabalhadores Municipais de Sao Paulo | |
| Brazil | SINDSEP- Sindicato dos Trabalhadores Municipais de São Paulo | |
| Camboya | SILAKA | https://www.silaka.org/ |
| Camboya | The Cambodian NGO Committee on CEDAW (NGO-CEDAW) | http://www.dignitycambodia.com/ |
| Camerún | Mother of Hope Cameroon(Mohcam) | https://www.mohcam.org |
| Camerún | Cameroon women’s peace movement (CAWOPEM) | |
| Camerún | Pathways for Women’s Empowerment and Development and Empowerment (PaWED) | http://wazehwanico.wordpress.com |
| Camerún | Cameroon Women’s Peace Movement | |
| Camerún | Denis Miki Foundation | https://www.denismikifoundation.org |
| Canada | Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women | https://www.criaw-icref.ca/en/ |
| Canada | Women of Diverse Origins-Femmes de diverses origines | https://wdofdo.wordpress.com/ |
| Canada | Migrante Alberta | http://www.migrantealberta.ca |
| Canada | Older Womens Network | https://olderwomensnetwork.org |
| Chile | Comisión Mujeres CONFUSAM | http://confusam.cl/ |
| Chile | Juntas Decidimos | |
| Cochabamba Bolivia | Coordinadora Andina de Organizaciones Andinas CAOI | |
| Colombia | Fundación Comité de Solidaridad con los Presos Políticos | http://comitedesolidaridad.com/ |
| Colombia | Comité Ambiental en Defensa de la vida | |
| Colombia | Juntanza 8M | |
| Colombia | Sindicato de Trabajadores de ACUAVALLE, Valle del Cauca | |
| República Democrática del Congo | Action for Improvement of Food Child and Mother (AFICM) | |
| República Democrática del Congo | CONSTRUISONS ENSEMBLE LE MONDE | |
| República Democrática del Congo | SOPEVUDECO ASBL | |
| Costa Rica | LIMPAL CR | |
| Costa Rica | asociacion nacional de profesionales en enfermeria | http://anpe.co.cr/ |
| Costa Rica | Sindicato de empleados del Ministerio de Hacienda | |
| COTE D’IVOIRE | PAOJ-TLPCI | |
| Cuba | “Cuidarte” | |
| Cyprus | EINAI H ORA (The time is now) Initiative of Womens and Trade Unions Organizatins, NGOs | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Shalupe Foundation | https://www.shalupe.org/ |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Shalupe Foundation | https://www.shalupe.org/ |
| Ecuador | Observatorio Sociolaboral y del Diálogo Social en el Ecuador OSLADE | |
| Ecuador | FEDERACIÓN DE TRABAJADORES MUNICIPALES Y PROVINCIALES DEL ECUADOR-FETMYP | |
| Ecuador | FEDERACION NACIONAL DE OBREROS DE LOS GOBIERNOS PROVINCIALES DEL ECUADOR | |
| Ecuador | CONFEDERACIÓN NACIONAL DE SERVIDORES PÚBLICOS DEL ECUADOR | |
| Ecuador | Asociación de Funcionarios y Empleados de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar | |
| El salvador | Sindicato de trabajadoras y trabajadores del sector Electrico | |
| Fiyi | Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM) | www.fwrm.org.fj/ |
| GB | Fresh Eyes | |
| Georgia | Union Women Center Georgia | http://www.womancenter.org.ge |
| Germany | Beam Media | https://the-beam.com/ |
| Guatemala | Movimiento Político de Mujeres Mayas | |
| Hong Kong | Association of Indonesian Migrant Workers, Hong Kong (ATKI-HK) | |
| India | Ankur Trust | |
| India | NEthing | https://www.nething.org/ |
| India | RITES Forum | |
| India | Tamil Nadu Women’s Forum | |
| India | Sisterhood Network | |
| India | Feminism In India | https://feminisminindia.com/ |
| Indonesia | Aksi! for gender, social and ecological justice | |
| Indonesia | KABAR BUMI | http://kabrbumi.org |
| Indonesia | SERUNI (Indonesian Women’s Union) | www.seruni.org/ |
| Indonesia | Women Working Group (WWG) | http://womenworkinggroup.org |
| Jordan | جمعية معهد تضامن النساء الأردني | https://www.sigi-jordan.org/ |
| Jordan | Woman helping woman Network | |
| Kazajstán | Public Foundation “Development of Civil Society” in Kazakhstan | |
| Kenya | Humanity Beyond Borders | http://www.hbbkenya.org |
| Kenya | Youth Joint Online Broadcasting Kenya (Youth JOB-Kenya) | |
| Kosovo | Kosovo Women’s Network | https://womensnetwork.org/ |
| Kirguistán | Bishkek Feminist Initiatives | https://bishkekfeminists.com/ |
| Kirguistán | Rural women’s association “Alga” | |
| Kirguistán | Women’s public foundation “JIPAR” | |
| Kirguistán | Center of regional science and development | |
| Lebanon | The Arab Institute for Women | http://iwsaw.lau.edu.lb/ |
| Liberia | Care for Every Woman and Child | |
| Luxembourg | JIF Luxembourg | https://www.fraestreik.lu |
| Malaysia | Foreign Spouses Support Group | |
| Mexico | Instituto de Liderazgo Simone de Beauvoir | http://www.ilsb.org.mx |
| México | Organización Nacional de Mujeres PRD | http://www.prd.org.mx |
| México | Fem Reborn | |
| México | Zihuakali, Casa de las Mujeres Indígenas en Nuevo León | |
| México | Centro de Salud Mental y Género | https://saludmentalygenero.com.mx/ |
| México | Centro de Derechos Humanos y Género Mandhala | https://mandhala.org/ |
| México | Ourpower | |
| México | Movimiento Amplio de Mujeres de Veracruz y Boca del Río | |
| México | STUNAM | http://www.stunam.org.mx |
| Mongolia | Culture Centre for the Deaf | |
| Morocco | Association Espace de Développement Durable | |
| Morocco | Association tahadi pour l’égalité et la citoyenneté | |
| Morocco | التحالف المدني لحقوق الإنسان | |
| Myanmar | Yaung Chi Thit | https://www.yaungchithit.org |
| Myanmar | Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) | http://shanwomen.org |
| Nepal | National Alliance of Women Human Rights Defenders | https://www.nawhrd.org/ |
| Nepal | National Indigenous Women Forum (NIWF) | |
| Nepal | Nepal Mahila Ekata Samaj | |
| Nepal | Saathi | http://www.saathi.org.np |
| Nepal | Women’s Rehabilitation Center (WOREC) | https://www.worecnepal.org/ |
| Nepal | Blind Women Association Nepal | http://www.bwan.org.np/ |
| Nepal | Mahila Shakti Bikash Kendra Nepal | http://www.mahilashaktibikash.com/ |
| Nepal | Centre for Women’s Awareness and Development | http://www.cwad.org.np/ |
| Nepal | Beyond Beijing Committee Nepal | http://www.beyondbeijing.org |
| Nepal | Hami DajjuVai | |
| Países Bajos | WO=MEN Dutch Gender Platform | https://wo-men.nl/ |
| Nueva Zelanda | The Weaving House | https://theweavinghouse.nz |
| Nigeria | Development Initiative for Community Enhancement (DICE) | https://diceng.org/ |
| Nigeria | FOUNDATION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THE EARTH (FOCONE) | |
| Nigeria | Girls Power Initiative (GPI) | https://www.gpinigeria.org/ |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Women Agro Allied Farmers Association | https://niwaafa.com |
| Pakistán | Advocacy, Research, Training and Services (ARTS) Foundation | https://www.artsfoundation.org.pk |
| Pakistán | National Forum of Women with Disabilities (NFWWD) | www.nfwwd.org/ |
| Pakistán | Roots for Equity | https://rootsforequity.noblogs.org/ |
| Pakistán | Roshni Tariqiyati Tanzeem | http://www.roshnisindh.org.pk/ |
| Pakistán | Sukaar Welfare Organization | https://www.sukaar.org |
| Pakistán | Youth Association for Development | https://www.yad.org.pk |
| Palestine | Palestine Cultural Forum | |
| Palestine | The Democracy and Workers’ Rights Center in Palestine – DWRC | http://dwrc.org/ |
| Palestine-Gaza | leeds Professional University | https://www.leedsuniv.us/ |
| Panama | Fenasep | |
| Paraguay | Femi Unidas Paraguay | |
| Perú | Romero M & D acabados EIRL | |
| Perú | OMUCAI pachamama | |
| Perú | Comuna Ventura Ccalamaqui | |
| Perú | Federacion Centro Union de Trabajadores del Seguro Social de Salud-ESSALUD del Perú | http://www.fedcut.org |
| Perú | Federacion Centro Union de Trabajadores del Seguro Social-ESSALUD del Perú (FED-CUT) | http://www.fedcut.org |
| PERÚ | Federación Trabajadores Agua Potable PERÚ FENTAP | |
| Filipinas | AMIHAN National Federation of Peasant Women | |
| Filipinas | Center for Trade Union and Human Rights (CTUHR) | http://ctuhr.org/ |
| Filipinas | GABRIELA – A National Alliance of Women | http://gabrielawomensparty.net/ Email: gabriela.international@gmail.com |
| Filipinas | Kadamay | |
| Filipinas | Tanggol Bayi (Defend Women) | https://tanggolbayi.wordpress.com/ |
| Filipinas | INNABUYOG Alliance of Indigenous Women’s Organizations in the Cordillera, Philippines | |
| Filipinas | Cordillera Women’s Education Action Research Center (CWEARC) | https://cwearc.org |
| Republic of Korea | Korean Women Workers Association | |
| República Dominicana | República Fémina | |
| Republica Moldova | Partidul politic Stînga Europeană (Moldova) | http://left.md |
| Serbia | ASTRA-Anti trafficking action | http://www.astra.rs |
| South Africa | Human Rights Institute of South Africa | https://hurisa.org.za/ |
| South Africa | Young Women Collective South Africa | |
| South Africa | Women’s Legal Centre | http://www.wlce.co.za |
| South Africa | Women’s Legal Centre | http://www.wlce.co.za |
| Sri Lanka | We Women Lanka | |
| Sweden | FIAN Sweden | https://fian.se |
| Taiwán | Papora Indigenous Development Association | |
| Tajikistan | NGO Parastor | |
| Tajikistan | NGO”Otifa” | |
| Tajikistan | Public Organisation “Zanoni Sharq” (women of Orient) | |
| Tailandia | Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) | http://www.sdfthai.org/ |
| Trinidad y Tobago | National Union of Domestic Employees (NUDE) | |
| Tunisia | nouvelle voie communiste | |
| Tunisia | tunisie que nous voulons | |
| Tunisia | Forum Tunisien pour les Droits Economiques et Sociaux – Section Monastir | https://ftdes.net |
| Uganda | Centre for Economic Social and Cultural Rights in Africa | https://www.cescra.org/ |
| Uganda | Action for Youth Development Uganda | |
| United Kingdom | SaintAnne Theatre | |
| United States | The American Federation of Teachers | http://www.aft.org |
| United States | GlobalStrategyofNonviolence | http://www.gsofnv.org/ |
| USA | Center for Women’s Global Leadership | https://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu |
| Venezuela | inversiones.ser odin’s | |
| Venezuela | Fenode | |
| Venezuela | Sunepsas | |
| Venezuela | Sindicato Único de Empleados Públicos de la Gobernación del Estado Carabobo |