Support young women with higher minimum wage
This week, the TUC launched a new campaign to increase the minimum wage. In this blog, our CEO Claire writes about why it has never been more important to ensure young women are fairly paid.
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Read stories written by young women about their experiences and find out more about our work with updates from the team.
How to write a personal profile for your CV
Your CV should include a short profile about you. In this blog, Erica from our Work It Out team explains how to write your profile.
Young women need more help in the cost of living crisis
As part of the Keep the Lifeline coalition, we’re calling for a commitment from both prospective leaders to go further and make extra support packages available to low-income households.
Things are getting more difficult for young women
Are things getting more difficult for young women? Holly, one of our peer researchers, compares data from our 2022 and 2020 surveys to find out.
Coaching helped me re-discover my passions
In this blog, Yoggya describes how coaching sessions helped her see challenges as opportunities and re-discover her passions.
If the world was equal, I would have a voice
In this blog, Autumn imagines what the world would be like if work, salaries and benefits were equal for young women.
Young women are at the sharp end of the cost of living crisis
The news about the cost of living increases is everywhere right now and many of us are feeling the impact. Our recent survey showed that young women are particularly struggling, as they come out of the pandemic and into this new challenge.
I worry that nothing is ever going to change
In this blog, Mali shares her worries about the cost of living increases and talks about how flexible work could make a huge difference to her and other young women.
I want to help give women fair and equal work
Louise has challenged herself to take part in a very cold Jersey to France relay swim fundraising for Young Women's Trust this summer.
I felt sick when I saw my energy bill
Sabrina writes about struggling with utility bills and food shopping and what the government should do to support young women through the cost of living crisis.
Our voices need to be heard to create change
As the cost of living rises, Aisha writes about rationing water and skipping meals to make it to the end of the month. But, being involved with Young Women's Trust has helped her feel like she can create change for herself and other young women.
Creating a vision for an equal future
Claire Reindorp joined Young Women’s Trust as CEO in January 2022. In this blog, she reflects on her highlights from the first 3 months and tells us about her best day so far in the job.