Y Blog
October 11, 2012 by Paulette Senior, CEO, YWCA Canada
Today, on the first International Day of the Girl YWCA Canada joins others in solidarity to promote and advance the equality of girls and young women locally, nationally and globally. It is the day set aside to recognize that the future peace, justice and prosperity of the world depends on the equality of girls and young women today no matter where they are in the world. It is the day declared by the United Nations to...
February 28, 2012 by Paulette Senior, CEO, YWCA Canada
Yesterday was our first full day here at the UN CSW 2012 in NYC and what a day it was! For the first time since I've been attending we have more Canadian delegates than ever before totalling eight from YWCA Canada. They include:
National Board President Lynne Kent
YWCA Toronto Board President Rosemary Moodie
Megan Demers & Amber Niemeier, two amazing young women from the Board of YWCA Edmondon
YWCA Hamilton CEO Denise Doyle and Director...
Tags: UN, Women, YWCA, Canada
November 16, 2011 by Corinne Rusch Drutz, Director of Communications & Membership Development
It’s amazing to see what can happen when two socially conscious fashionistas team up with the Rose Campaign to create a unique partnership that works to end violence against women. Our newest partnership with Rent frock Repeat, Canada’s premiere fashion house for smart, savvy and socially conscious shoppers, is a perfect case for conscious couture. Started by Lisa Delorne and Kristy Wieber, who gave birth to the idea of a 100% Canadian-owned dress rental service...
August 19, 2011 by Paulette Senior, CEO, YWCA Canada
I’m very happy to be back from a whirlwind of both work and vacation excursions which took me to new and interesting places across Europe and Africa. It began with World YWCA Council, an unforgettable experience, followed by travels to Prague, Vienna and Budapest where I ate amazing dishes, enjoyed incredible sights and lost and found my BlackBerry twice!
I then returned home for 3 days and next went to Accra, Ghana, where I was a...
July 29, 2011 by Paulette Senior, CEO, YWCA Canada
What a busy month it’s been. To say that World Council was a meaningful and rich experience would be a major understatement. The World YWCA, which hosts World Council held every 4 years, brought together 125 Member Associations connecting women from around the globe this year in Zurich, Switzerland. We laughed hugged, shared, expressed hope and disappointment and knew with confidence that we were all part of a movement far greater than our national and...
Tags: YWCA, Women, World Council
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