Research

Discrimination is clearly a force shaping young women’s experiences of the workplace, and contributing to a persistent income gap of around a fifth between young women and young men. But to what extent is it impacting their futures?

Young Women's Trust 2023 annual survey reports on the financial and employment experiences of young women and the impact these have on their lives.

Young Women's Trust 2022 annual survey reports on the financial and employment experiences of young women and the impact these have on their lives.

Young women's experiences of navigating an inadequate employment opportunities and benefits system.

This report looks at apprenticeships and finds some room for optimism, but also significant remaining challenges that hold back too many apprentices, especially young women.

Equality at work? explores the attitudes towards and the use of positive action aimed at addressing gender inequality in apprenticeships offered in sectors in which women are underrepresented in England.

This report from Young Women's Trust, Trust for London, Timewise and Learning and Work Institute investigates the feasibility and scalability of part-time and flexible models of apprenticeships.

This report highlights the extent to which the system continues to let down young women and calls for urgent change to put equality and opportunity at the heart of the apprenticeship programme.

This 2016 report looks at how young women continue to miss out on the many benefits apprenticeships have to offer.