The United States Junior Chamber or Jaycees is an organization aimed at individuals aged 21 to 39 to help them in business and their professional careers. The US Jaycees was founded in 1920 in Saint Louis, Missouri. In addition to its career building, it also has a service aspect, raising money for charities and doing volunteer work. In 1948, the Junior Chamber International was formed in Mexico City, Mexico expanding Jaycees internationally.
National Organizations federated to JCI are active in more than 6,000 chapters located in more than 100 nations and territories.
The JCI Headquarters was established in 1951 and was located in Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.A., since 1969. In 2002, the JCI Headquarters was relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., where the first local organization was founded. The USJC headquarters is currently located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Each year a World Congress is held, the most recent being in Copenhagen, Denmark, at which Edinburgh Junior Chamber of Commerce (EJCC) has won the title of The Most Outstanding Local Chamber in the World.
Junior Chamber International and its affiliates are an organization dedicated to fostering personal development and leadership skills through the planning and implementation of events and projects in a variety of areas for young men and women age 21 through 40.
The Jaycees offer a variety of projects, one of which is sure to strike an interest level within one or all of the following Areas of Opportunity.
In addition to the programs offered in the above mentioned areas the Jaycees provide opportunities to network, make new friends, learn the art of delegation, improve upon planning and public speaking skills, make a difference in the lives of others, and make a difference in your life and in the life of your local communities.
The Jaycees' road to the Supreme Court began in 1974 when the Minneapolis chapter of the nonprofit organization, in definance of the national organization's bylaws which limit membership to young men between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five, n2 began admitting women as regular members.n3 The St. Paul chapter followed suit the next year.
If the Jaycees promised to develop the leadership skills of their members, but failed to deliver, presumably no compelling state interest would be served by ensuring access to women, and the organization's constitutional claim would be upheld.
The Jaycees is not the type of association central to the communitarian ethic, and the admission of women to that organization will not significantly diminish cultural richness and pluralism.
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