By Catherine Walters, YWA Advance 2016 Delegate For me, the best thing to happen in 2017 (so far!) was the Women’s March. It was inspiring, courageous and empowering to see
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It’s the final night in Geneva for Nina, Amelia and me, and our time here as NAWO youth delegates is nearly over. It’s very strange to think back to
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What a day! Today we went to the combined sixth and seventh periodic report for Ireland on how they’ve implicated the articles of CEDAW. It was interesting to see
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Nina, Katherine and Amelia from NAWO’s Young Women Alliance attended February’s CEDAW meeting at the United Nations in Geneva February Read below to find out about their experience Our
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By Mei Jayne Yew, YWA Advance Delegate 2016 Every woman has been told, by a family member, friend or colleague, a shocking story, or a terrifying recount of an act
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By Jenny Coates, YWA Advance Delegate 2016 Hard to monitor and even harder to combat, everyday sexism and an increased use of rape jokes foster the violence against women so prevalent
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On the 30th November 2016, The National Alliance of Women’s Organisations held a fantastic day at the Houses of Parliament, to celebrate the success of their Young Women’s Alliance Advance
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by Precious Kennedy-Hamilton, YWA Advance Delegate 2016 In a country consumed by Brexit, a new Prime Minister and the US elections, Europe’s Refugee Crisis has been somewhat put to one side,
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by Mei Jayne Yew, YWA Advance Delegate 2016 Sexism is nothing new to me, with incidents I can link back to the earliest years of my adolescence teaching me that
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In September 2016 the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker delivered his 2016 State of the Union address. Building on the political priorities of the Commission, President Juncker announced a
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Global Citizens Youth Advocates Symposium This all-expenses paid trip will not only provide exceptional young advocates with direct exposure to the work of Global Citizen and skilled development practitioners, but
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The United Nations World Youth Report on Youth Civic Engagement published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), outlines the various ways young people engage politically, economically
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