In acknowledgement of our centennial year and in response to a global crisis, the World Service Council is initiating an ambitious project to strengthen our outreach. Much like the YWCA … Read More
In 1942, the World Service Council (WSC) acknowledged its 25th year by including in the minutes of its annual meeting how the WSC got its name. It was explained by … Read More
Mildred Persinger has been one of the unsung heroines of the YWCA, both here in the United States and for women around the world. As an educated southern woman from … Read More
Public events at the UN are carefully scripted. Formal statements are delivered by high-level ministers from around the world; internal debate behind closed doors follows. Eventually a document of Agreed … Read More
YWCA women from across the country and abroad gathered in NYC Oct. 25 for the 98th Annual Meeting of the World Service Council (WSC). In addition to YWCA leadership, USA … Read More
The 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women that ended as of March 24th. As many will know, the Commission was created along with the UN … Read More
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