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Sophie Walker will be leaving Young Women’s Trust this month, with current Chief Operating Officer Abi Shapiro taking up the role as Interim Chief Executive Officer.

Today's announcement may give reassurances to some, but it offers little comfort to the young women who have already lost their jobs, or who have been pushed into unpaid work, or who are furloughed from jobs that paid barely enough to begin with.

Today’s ONS figures showing a slump of nearly a quarter of a million in employment in the UK in the last quarter is deeply concerning news for young women. We know that women and young people have been on the front line of the economic and domestic fall of out this crisis and risk being left behind in its wake.

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.

We respond to PM's New Deal speech as it offers little support for young women.

Joe Levenson responds to a new report from Women's Budget Group.

Statement on 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act.

Jo-ann Robertson responds to Chief Executive Sophie Walker's statement today

Sophie Walker responds to latest ONS labour statistics.

The 2018/19 Apprenticeship Pay Survey shows non-compliance with the minimum wage and a growing gender pay gap.

Young Women's Trust today calls on the new Parliament to urgently address the damaging sex imbalance in politics that is holding back and hurting those furthest from power.

Young Women's Trust today calls on all political parties and parliamentary candidates standing in the 12 December General Election to rebuild the confidence of young women in politicians.