FCEM as an active lobbying and advocacy body is consulted for its views on major issues concerning women business owners and the participation of women in economic activity throughout the world by governments, private and public institutions and policy-making bodies.

FCEM is the unique NGO of its kind to have consultative status to the United Nations (ECOSOC Roster Status 1996/31) and with the Council of Europe as well as representation before the European Union,UNCTAD,UNIDO, UNDP,OECD and the International Labor Organization,OIT.