Snowy fields surrounded the UN buildings this past week in New York as the 61st annual Conference on the Status of Women known as CSW opened for two weeks with … Read More
The YWCA World Service Council and YWCA USA hosted a reception on March 12 at the Yale Club to welcome the YWCA World Delegation (120 women from 50 countries) to … Read More
From Kay Phillips, YWCA Advocacy Committee, Pacific & Northwest Areas Continue doing what YWCAs have been doing for 158 years Breaking racial, cultural, and gender barriers Bringing diverse people together … Read More
The Commission on the Status of Women or CSW60: March 11 – 16, 2016 Submitted by Connie Tate, Co-Chair of WSC Youth Forum: The 60th session of CSW got off … Read More
It all started with a simple invitation to this extraordinary young girl from Zimbabwe, Makanaka Chikowero, for her to come to New York to participate in the Young Women and … Read More
A true visionary leader of the YWCA movement Ms. Elizabeth Palmer, a resident of Pilgrim Place, California, passed away October 4, 2014 at the age of 101. Ms. Palmer was … Read More
YWCA members and friends have helped YWCAs in other countries with upgrading and building of program centers and facilities for 50 years. Read the following article by Tracy Yellen, WSC … Read More
As the United Nations prepares to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Conference in 2015 and to push for enforcement of its Platform for Action, a major Youth Forum … Read More
Young women from YWCAs around the world again met and led at the Commission on the Status of Women. The YWCA World Service Council has given on-going financial support for … Read More
The Commission on the Status of Women sessions have come to an end for 2014 with lots of anticipation for next year as we come to the conclusion of the … Read More