The Y Connect project is building a community of women living with disability.
Through fostering our member relationships, connecting with the broader YWCA community of established women, and offering events, workshops, mentoring and more, we aim to remove career barriers faced by women living with disability. These may be barriers to entering (or re-entering) the workforce into positions that suit their skills and passions, achieving promotions or changes within their careers, or engaging in meaningful volunteer work.
Y Connect is a flexible project, where members can opt into events at any time, making commitments that suit their own availability and interests.
One off ‘speed mentoring’ connections with women established in relevant fields.
The Y Connect community aims to connect, support and genuinely empower women with disabilities to explore their goals and aspirations and build connections that may help them realise their ambitions. Every Y Connect event is a welcoming and safe space for anyone identifying as a woman living with disability. We encourage questions or suggestions of events you’d like to participate in.