The Women's National Commission (often shortened to WNC)[3] was an advisory non-departmental public body (NDPB)[4] set up in 1969 by former Prime Minister Harold Wilson[5] to advise the United Kingdom's government on women's views, and to act as an umbrella body for UK-based women's groups in their dealings with government.

The government appointed a co-chair to manage the body, together with the elected chair.

The government gave up its permanent co-chair position and removed the limit on the number of partner organisations it could have affiliated.

In October 2010, it was announced that the WNC would close on 31 December 2010 as part of the review of all NDPBs by the UK Government.

A "legacy document" has been published to show the work that it had undertaken.