
Unlocking young women’s potential
Young women have so much to contribute. We want to ensure they have the skills and support to succeed and raise their voices.
We want to break down barriers to opportunities for young women, so they can smash career stereotypes and be anything they want to be.
It is hard to believe, but our 2022 annual survey report found that
All too often apprenticeships are not working for young women.
Young women are more likely than young men to do apprenticeships in a small number of low paid sectors, like child care or social care.
1 woman starts an apprenticeship in engineering for every 20 men, while 13 times as many women started an apprenticeship in childcare. An engineering apprentice earns on average £3000 a year more than a childcare apprentice.
Women continue to earn less for years after they complete their apprenticeship.
We want to see a flexible apprenticeship system that offers young women the best opportunities to be anything they want to be.
Meet Nia and Caroline, who tell us why they love working in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) and share advice for other young women who want to enter the field.
Read moreOur report One Size Fits No One found that,
Young women have so much to contribute. We want to ensure they have the skills and support to succeed and raise their voices.
Young women's unpaid work keeps families afloat, supports job opportunities for others and drives economic growth.
Young women face discrimination at work every day. A third of young women have faced discrimination when looking for work or while working.