The group works on a local and national level to empower women and bring about social policy change.
[2] The All Women's Action Society also does outreach work to provide training courses in areas of gender inequality and violence.
The society felt it was important to address all concerns and challenges women face in order to operate as a feminist organization.
In 2009, members of the group created a set of core values that they would uphold in daily operations and the long term mission.
[1] The executive committee for All Women's Action Society is chosen through an election process that takes place every other year.
The organization also contains five different functioning portfolios: Advocacy and Networking, Information and Communications, Organisational Development, Public Education and Training, and Services.
[1] In December 2013, on Human Rights Day, AWAM released a video titled Domestic Violence Hurts Families.
[1] Since AWAM shifted their focus to a more holistic approach they often advocated for community involvement and also for rights unrelated to gendered violence.
[6] In June 2021, AWAM called on the Malaysia government to convene parliament and said the country's state of emergency should not continue past August 2021.
[8] The organization, working with other Malaysian NGOs, published recommendations for the government regarding COVID-19 recovery and called attention to various societal issues the pandemic exacerbated, such as children's education.
[9][10] The AWAM facilitates training sessions for gender sensitization, sexual harassment, rape awareness, leadership, and political participation.