Welcome to YWCA
YWCA Australia is an evolving intersectional feminist organisation focused on working towards a future where gender equality is a reality for young women, women and people of marginalised genders. In order to achieve this vision, we have made young women’s leadership and women’s housing our priority for gender equity in Australia.
Our work
Housing
Nationwide
Providing nearly 150,000 nights of affordable accommodation for women each year.
Asista Mentor Program
Victoria
A mentoring program for girls aged 12-18 in the child protection system
Cyber Feminists
Online Advocacy
Join the CBF, an online flash mob leading change on gender equality and intersectionality.
Featured news
MEMBER GIVEAWAY! Get a Scholarship to the 50/50 by 2030 Foundation’s Equals Now Symposium
For those coming in person and who elect to attend the dinner, we will be hearing from the Hon Zali […]
Older women are facing homelessness at alarming rates. Here’s how you can help.
Women are often socialised to hide their emotions. But as women aged 55+ now make up the fastest-growing cohort of people experiencing homelessness in […]
Pathways to Independence: Empowering Older Women Experiencing Homelessness
Homelessness is scary for anyone, at any age, but for women over 50 it can be particularly traumatic. There is […]
