Young Women Leaders
Young women energise the YWCA movement and ensures its sustainability.
When young women are provided with educational resources, guided by capable mentors and exposed to new experiences, they are more likely to make personal and academic choices that will help them develop critical skills. They are also more likely to pursue careers that are not traditional filled by women: in technology, science and math, manufacturing, and other high-wage fields dominated by men in most societies. As they mature, these young women will be poised to offer their families, their communities, and their employers greater productivity and a better quality of life.
World YWCA Young Women's Internship Programme 2011
Have you applied for the World YWCA Young Women's Internship Programme 2011? With only a few weeks to go until the application deadline of July 31, 2010, young women leaders of the YWCA movement have an opportunity to participate in the internship programme which have a strong emphasis on advocacy, communication and young women’s leadership. As 2011 is a World Council year, the World YWCA interns 2011 will be very involved in the organisation of this special event.
Young Women's Leadership Programme
The World YWCA equips young women for the challenges of leadership through internships and exchange programmes; leadership training for young women at all regional and global events. The YWCA has always affirmed the importance of partnership across generations, and therefore, also encourages both formal and informal mentoring relationships.
Young women's leadership policy
The World YWCA has a longstanding commitment to providing space for young women’s leadership development, with policy resolutions dating back to 1938.