Facilitating Spaces
For Feminist Conversations
EST. 1974
io international
Io International comes from a long line of feminist thinking grounded
in the everyday realities of the global south majority world.
Established in Rome in 1974 by feminists Marilee Karl and Jane Cottingham, Io, then Isis International, moved to Manila in 1991.
WE CREATE SPACES WHERE FEMINISTS GATHER, LEARN, and ORGANIZE
From dialogue to action, we connect the conversations that fuel feminist visions and social movement-building.
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Bahay ni Io (House of Io) is a safe and welcoming space maintained and sustained by women. It offers affordable and comfortable rooms for workshops, meetings, events, and short stays. It is a gathering place for feminists, activists, NGOs, CSOs, researchers, students, scholars, and artists.
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LATEST NEWS
What’s new and brewing in iO?
Voices of Resistance is an ongoing oral history series featuring the stories and experiences of Filipina feminists who have shaped and sustained the women’s movement. Follow along as we share their voices, one story at a time.

Our online Feminist Activist School on Decolonial Cinemas and Feminist Imaginations brought together filmmakers, NGO and civil society workers, educators, and film enthusiasts for three hours of discussion, film clips, and critical conversations with Dr. Jasmine Nadua Trice.

Celebrating Pride and Feminist Resistance
For Pride Month 2026, IO International celebrates the voices and contributions of LGBTQIA+ people who have shaped feminist movements and struggles for justice.As a feminist organization, IO International stands with LGBTQIA+ communities and supports the rights of transgender women. Their stories are part of the broader history of feminist resistance and organizing.
Happy Pride! 🌈🩵🩷

On March 2–3, 2026, IO International participated in the 2nd Southeast Asian Women’s Summit and 8th National Women’s Summit at Miriam College, Quezon City, organized by the Women and Gender Institute (WAGI) and its partners.
As part of the summit, IO International contributed to the panel “Memory as Resistance: Feminist Archiving and the Politics of Remembering,” highlighting the role of feminist archives in preserving and carrying forward women’s histories and movements.



