The Sixty-Seventh Session Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) started on the 6th of March. The very first time I arrived in New York City on 5th March and met my wonderful colleagues after a long time and some of them for the first time. I could not wait […]
Safe is where: I can be open to various people, ideas, cultures, etc. I can be positive to step forward together with my team I can be inclusive to make the space safe also to other people I can be cheered up when feeling frustration and anxiety I can be […]
The World YWCA has been working in collaboration with Monash University since 2021, to research on young women’s leadership and challenges in the Asia and the Pacific region. This is in close conjunction with the work being done in the form of the RiseUp! Leadership Initiative, a young women’s transformative […]
Over the last two weeks, I have had the opportunity to attend both Geneva Peace Week(GPW) and the Paris Peace Forum (PPF). During the sessions attended there was a focus on thepower of women in peace negotiations and processes. Women have a unique perspective to addto peace negotiations, and the […]
“Women are involved and affected by civil war as victims, survivors, agents of conflict and peace, which are often different from the experiences of men.”- Naw Dokhal- YWCA Myanmar Women experience and are engaged in conflict and peace on unequal terms with their male counterparts. Dominant, patriarchal narratives frame women […]
The World YWCA is thrilled to announce the Leadership Cohort 2022! The following eleven young women leaders will be engaging with the World YWCA and their host associations to learn and explore the movement’s international community work and reach within a supportive network aligned towards our collective Goal for 2035: […]
– Weaving new knowledge and skills with safe spaces to create transformative leaders that inspire and influence The Rise Up! Guide for Young Women’s Transformative Leadership has been redeveloped using World YWCA’s Feminist Consultation Methodology to ensure in an ever-changing world the tools and resources designed to support and strengthen […]
Imposter syndrome is the experience of feeling like you don’t belong where you are, and you only got there through luck. It can affect anyone no matter their social status, work background, skill level, or degree of expertise. It is an internal experience of believing that you are not as […]
Hello everyone. My name Neema Nyaundi, from Kisii County in Kenya. I come from a patriarchal community (Kisii) in Kenya that records a high prevalence of SGBV cases. According to the National Crime Research Centre (2018), Kisii County reported the highest cases of spousal /intimate partner violence at 92.9%, domestic […]
Hello to every girl and young women everywhere, I am Sayeda, from Egypt. I am in my mid-twenties. It gives me a lot of pride to share my story and contributions as a young woman member of the YW4A programme in Egypt. As a member of the programme, I have […]
