Younger Women's Task Force

The Younger Women's Task Force (YWTF) is a project of the National Council of Women's Organizations. Founded in January of 2005, it is an American progressive non-profit advocacy organization centering on issues of importance to women ages 20-39. It consists of 12 chapters with a total claimed membership of 3500.

Its stated goals are to:

  • Provide a stronger voice in the policy making process for women in their 20’s and 30’s;
  • Increase the impact of younger women activists through the articulation of, and collaboration on, a common agenda;
  • Create a culture of inclusion where decision-making and power are practiced collectively, and members from diverse backgrounds participate in all levels of YWTF;
  • Define and develop the next generation of women leaders;
  • Create a local and national network for peer mentoring, networking and sharing resources.

YWTF chapters have worked on a number of issues including increasing younger women's access to information about real estate, ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment and encouraging younger women to run for political office. YWTF recently announced a Media Democracy Project, a program intended to increase American young women’s ability to create their own media through alternative means.

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