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World YWCA Day 2021: A Celebration of #YWCALeaders
Every year on April 24, YWCAs around the world celebrate World YWCA Day. For 160 years, YWCA leaders and pioneers have taken action in communities to make human rights a reality. In 2020, YWCA has been building strong, powerful and humble advocates and fighters who have supported those around and promoted sisterhood every time, especially during a crisis. ...
This #InternationalWomensDay2021, World YWCA Invites All to Sign a Pledge to Support LGBTIQ Women and Marginalised Genders!
At World YWCA, we stand for inclusion and safety of LGBTIQ people. We know that women and people of marginalised genders and sexualities share commonality of oppression by patriarchy, with the added intersectional experiences of race, geographical location, religion, culture, class and colonisation. World YWCA has been fighting for gender equality for over a century, ...
World YWCA Delegation at the Virtual CSW65
A diverse delegation of more than 50 leaders are joining the World YWCA to actively engage at the 65th UN Commission on the Status of Women taking place from 15 to 26 March 2021. Given the unique circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, CSW65 will be drastically different compared to other years. Most of the events will be held ...
Standing in Solidarity with Armenia
Read World YWCA’s official statement on ending war in Armenia.
Together With YWCA Of Belarus
Read World YWCA’s statement on Belarus calling to stop violence against humanity.
World YWCA Statement on Anti-Racism Protests
World YWCA stands with citizens around the globe protesting anti-blackness and demanding right to peaceably assemble.
How YWCAs are Responding to COVID-19
The YWCA is a global movement of leaders. YWCA leaders are women of all ages. They are problem solvers, care takers, agents of change, and supporters in their communities and families, both formally and informally. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we know women carry an even heavier load, tending to the front lines of their homes, ...