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The Yale University Women’s Organization (YUWO) was founded in 1965. The organization’s mission is “to provide women in the Yale community with opportunities to pursue intellectual and social interests; to develop friendships; and to support the scholarship awards program.” For more information about the history of the organization, click here.

YUWO sponsors various activity groups that focus on specific interests of the members. YUWO also sponsors three popular lecture series: the monthly Lunch and Learn programs, and the Fall and Spring Lecture Series. YUWO also sponsors several bus trips during the year to destinations of interest throughout the region.

Our 2023-2024 Membership Application is now online.

Every year, YUWO hosts two events for all members and their guests: the September Welcome Reception, and the Holiday Gala. In addition, YUWO welcomes and celebrates scholarship awardees at its Annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon in May.


Join YUWO’s Climate Action Network (“CAN”) for tips on how you can combat global warming. [Click here to join.] Below is a list of CAN’s past videos describing efforts to confront Climate Change.”Recordings from the YUWO Local Action for a Sustainable Future Series are now available at the links below. Presentations include:


Since 1972, YUWO has sponsored Scholarships for Continuing Education, a program designed to provide financial assistance to women of the Yale community; applicants must be women associated with the Yale community through their own affiliation or that of their immediate family members (past or present). For more information and application criteria, click here.

[The Yale University Women’s Organization is a not-for-profit entity, independent and separately organized from Yale University. “Yale University” is a registered trademark and used with the permission of Yale University.]