YWCA of Canberra delegates are getting ready to head off to New York to join the rest of the YWCA Australia and World YWCA delegations for the 54th session of the Commission for the Status of Women.

YWCA of Canberra delegates that are attending include:

- Roslyn Dundas, YWCA of Canberra nominee on YWCA Australia Board
- Maree Lehmann, Director of Children's Services
- Samara Rahman, Board Trainee
- Rebecca Vassarotti, Executive Director

We are all flying out over the weekend to get to New York in time for the Conference that will be commencing on Monday morning.

There are some activities prior to that time that we will be participating in, including an official dinner with the YWCA delegation and an informal dinner with the Australian Government Delegation

We are hoping to register for the conference on Sunday, as there are expected to be long lines in the snow on Monday at the beginning of the conference, as the 6000 women from around the world get registered to attend.

We will hope to update you on our activities daily.  However, please be patient over the next few days and we spend many hours on planes and in lines holding our shoes!

We will be updating you soon!!

Rebecca Vassarotti

The YWCA of Canberra is very excited to be sending four women as part of the World YWCA delegation to attend the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

YWCA of Canberra Executive Director Rebecca Vassarotti will be posting daily blogs to keep our members updated on the progress of the conference. 

Check the website daily to stay updated!