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With Suffrage Day upon us and an upcoming election, the YWCA of Aotearoa New Zealand is using this opportunity to ask young women and women to enrol, vote  and make women count. The YWCA of A/NZ has developed a resource that will be circulated at nationwide suffrage events and to all political parties as we gear up for the General Election. On one side is a list of ten questions young women and women can ask candidates, and on the...

Suffrage Day, 19 September: The Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MWA) has set up Facebook and Twitter pages for Suffrage Day on 19 September. Check them out, click like/follow, and let your networks know. MWA is looking for posts and sharing of information, so feel free to put up some relevant content and encourage others to do the same – it’s also a great opportunity to promote Suffrage events/activities that your branch or organisation has planned.

Across the Pacific region, high rates of violence against women and children, unstable political environments and ethnic conflict continue to undermine peace and security – compromising the safety of individuals, families and entire populations. On the eve of  International Youth Day ( August 12, 2011), the YWCA of Aotearoa New Zealand says it is time to challenge and redefine narrow gender roles and stereotypes that condone and perpetuate violence against young women in the Pacific. “We have major concerns about...

Written by Josie Swords, YWCA of Australia and awesome Feminaust blogger I’m sitting in the plenery room of the Kongress Haus in Zurich attending the final sessions of the World Council of the YWCA. The last three days have been a combination of official business sessions (presenting, debating and voting on resolutions, constitutional amendments and electing office bearers etc) and breakout and visioning sessions giving delegates opportunities to share and discuss programs, ideas and visions for the future of the...

During the business meeting of the World YWCA Council, some important resolutions were adopted. !. ‘Women Creating a Safe World through Climate Justice’ – this resolution supported by YWCA of A/NZ and put forward by YWCA Sweden mandates YWCAs to take action for climate justice. WAHOO! 2.’Strengthening North Korean Women and Children’s Human Rights’ – joint resolution put forward by YWCA of Korea and YWCA of Japan – This was an interesting resolution in that North Korea apparentley won’t accept...