Casey Harden
General Secretary, World Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
Casey Harden

Realising gender equity for all, not just some, requires courage, persistence, creativity and determination. It requires open dialogue, and also a willingness for those in positions of power to acknowledge mistakes, then listen and then move forward and evolve in our efforts toward gender parity, with even greater conviction.

I support the IGC Panel Parity Pledge.

I support the IGC gender-based violence pledge.

Personal Commitments

World YWCA will continue a diversity, equity and inclusion initiative for all team members, including a final phase that defines next steps not only for World YWCA, but the global movement, and individuals can explore and express their vulnerability and challenges in preventing and responding to gender-based violence and sexism.
Representing World YWCA as a member of the Big 6 international youth organizations group, I will push for young women’s formal and informal engagement and leadership with those peer organizations.