YWCA
The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is the world's largest women's organization.
It is represented in more than 120 countries around the world with more than 25 million women and girls as members. The motto of the YWCA is the empowerment of women, worldwide.
In Great Britain and Northern Ireland, only the abbreviation YWCA is used. The full name is not used because Christianity no longer plays a role in the organization.
The YWCA in the United States is a member of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence for stricter gun control.
In Switzerland, the YWCA was widespread as the Christian Association of Young Women (CVJF) until it merged with the CVJM to form Cevi Switzerland.
YWCA Media
- Head-and-shoulders of young woman in front of Y.W.C.A. insignia.*YMCA - Neysa Moran McMein (1888-1949) 'Y.W.C.A. In Service for the Girls of the World' Poster, 1919
Poster urging women to join the British war effort in World War I, published by the YWCA
Related pages
Other websites
- World Young Women's Christian Association
- YWCA England & Wales Archived 2021-05-06 at the Wayback Machine