How to Read More Books (and enjoy doing it!)
By YWA member Rebecca Bennett When people ask me how I read so many books, the answer—on the surface—is simple. I can read 50-plus…
Landing the Job: When Networking Really Pays
Austin women have many reasons for seeking out networking groups like the Young Women’s Alliance. You may want to make new friends, get involved in…
Networking Nerves: 4 Tips to help overcome your “live” networking fears
Finally, the world is starting to slowly open up again, and YWA is no exception! We’ve been dipping our toes back into the waters of…
4 Benefits of Joining a YWA Committee
Written by Victoria Vorsas The Young Women’s Alliance is a resource for women who are looking to expand their horizons professionally and personally. Within…
Speaker Series: Doing the Work with Virginia Cumberbatch
This can be a tough world to get ahead in. If you’re a woman and/or a person of color, it’s even tougher. Much of this…
How to Hit Your Volunteering Goals in 2021
As people living together in a community, there are few things we can do to serve that community better than offer our time and abilities…
Building Your Community as an Adult
Written by YWA member Victoria Vorsas Does anyone else feel like the older you get, the harder it is to connect with people? Responsibilities…
We’re Almost There: A Pandemic Behind Us, and Healing Ahead
Anyone else been feeling just plain exhausted? For a year now, we’ve been dealing with a lot. Wearing masks everywhere. Canceled events. Avoiding human contact….
Women Who Opened Doors: Feminists in History Who Rose to the Challenge
March is Women’s History Month here in the U.S., and within it, International Women’s Day. The theme of this years’ women’s day – March 8…
Women Working Towards Financial Freedom
Often presented as something that’s just too complicated, or risky for most to understand or want to deal with, women have long been excluded or…