Young Women's Trust responds to Prof Calum Semple's appearance on BBC News this morning, where he said that a rise in hospital admissions for coronavirus included women aged 20 to 40, who were at risk of exposure to the virus because of their work in hospitality, care homes or because they were parents of schoolchildren.
Young Women’s Trust has heard evidence about the impact coronavirus is having on the work, finances and wellbeing of almost 200 young women aged 18-30.
We surveyed almost 200 young women to hear what impact coronavirus has had on their work, finances and wellbeing.
A fund to help economically vulnerable young women hardest hit by the impact of the coronavirus crisis has been launched today by the Young Women’s Trust
Before coronavirus, there was already a crisis in mental ill-health among young women, so many of whom face daily discrimination and sexism resulting in financial hardship. So today's statistics are unsurprising given the overwhelming number of young women who have told us during the pandemic that it has exacerbated this situation.
Young women have borne the economic and social brunt of the coronavirus crisis, from job losses, increased childcare responsibilities, untold hours of unpaid work and an increase in domestic violence.
A major new report and polling from Young Women’s Trust has found that an estimated 1.5 million young women have lost income since the start of the pandemic and over two thirds (69%) of young women claiming benefits this year say they did so for the very first time.
Emma Feasey our Services Manager and Sarah Sheerman-Chase our Head of Digital talk about a project to make our CV feedback service easier to use.
Transcript of no young woman left behind video.
This year we needed to know the impact of the coronavirus pandemic to understand what life is really like for young women in 2020. This research gives a unique insight into the economic, mental, and emotional impact of the coronavirus crisis.
