The objectives of the Confederation are to: 

• Act as a national forum where informed reflection and debate on women’s rights lead to concrete recommendations, conclusions and actions;
• Disseminate best practices in the field of women’s rights in order to guarantee equal opportunities;
• Contribute towards an improvement of the national policy and strategy vis-à-vis women’s issues;
• Improve the co-operation between policy makers, NGO’s and individual members working in the field of women’s issues
• Inform link and raise awareness of women’s organisations on European issues;
• Work directly with European institutions to ensure that women’s needs and perspective become an equal and integral part of European policies;
• Keep MCWO members updated on all national and EU directives, regulations and legislation regarding women’s issues and gender mainstreaming.