APWLD is a network of organisations from all over the Asia-Pacific region. The membership body, composed of individuals and national organisations in the Asia-Pacific region, is represented in the Regional Council (ReC). The Programme and Management Committee supervises and monitors the Secretariat. The Secretariat operates to plan and coordinate the activities of the organisation.

APWLD maintains six (6) programmes on various women's issues in the region. Each programme has a task force or a working group which plans and implements advocacy work and campaign actions. The task forces/working groups are composed of organisation and individual members who are actively working and involved on the programmes at the national level.