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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Understanding it’s Impact Casual or everyday sexism refers to sexism experienced so regularly that it becomes normalised. Casual sexism is often linked to unconscious sexist beliefs we are not even aware of. It is so culturally pervasive that it has become an implicit or subconscious norm. We (men and women alike) […]
We are hundreds of years past the ‘normal’ We are much late than the pandemic The pandemic which brought a huge stagnant But we speak of much early Much early when ocean levels were constant And skies were blue and clear And clear were the people and their intentions It […]
Read powerful stories from YWCA leaders in Ukraine where the invasion by land, sea, air and cyber attack has put the lives of Ukrainians in great peril. These stories are part of the YWCA’s #BulletAndDove witness accounts from women, young women, and girls fighting for human rights in conflict and […]
Intergenerational YWCA leaders from across the world came together virtually to engage at the United Nations 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66). The events for CSW66 were held in a hybrid format from 14-25 March 2022. Given the ongoing challenges with the COVID-19 pandemic, UN […]
