The Young Women of America club recently opened up at the University of Wyoming and has started with a small, now-growing group of women on campus.
“This club has so much potential to help get women into politics and give them that voice. Speaking up is scary, but this is something that we need to do, and when we have women back, it makes us stronger,” said Kailee Verdeyen, a criminal justice major and a new member of the
Young Women of America (YWA) is a club spread throughout the United States, under the Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee. The leaders of these groups have the unique opportunity to lead women in communities and promote biblical values, beliefs and principles on the campuses of all different universities.
Their initiative focuses on prayer, education, and action through the leadership of Campus Chapter Presidents and Ambassadors.
“My favorite part about YWA is bringing a group of passionate women together to bond over their beliefs, views, and values… and I hope that it shows so many women that their voices are powerful and have so much change,” Verdeyen said.
While their group is active, they continue to meet no matter their size, and talk about issues or even something as simple as how their day went. It’s a group of passionate women making a connection and being together.
Briana Harper, a first-year student criminal justice major and coordinator for YWA, gave an empowering testament as to why she wanted to be one of the lead voices of the group.
“For me, starting the group, I was empowered by women coming up to me with questions about politics and religion and how they correlate. From personal experience, it can be lonely and confusing to see what the truth is and who to talk to on debatable and controversial topics,” Harper said.
“There needs to be a space where women are comfortable talking about what they believe in and asking questions they are afraid to based on judgment in a bigger scene.”
This upcoming group on campus opens a door for women who want to speak out and stand between the lines of religion, politics, and beliefs and see it course through the campus every day as they attend UW.
