Young Women's Trust responds to the Budget announcement
Joe Levenson, Director of Communications and Campaigns responds to the budget announcement.
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Young Women's Trust responds to gender pay gap announcement
Joe Levenson, Director of Campaigns and Communications responds to announcement that gender pay gap reporting will be delayed again.
Young Women’s Trust responds to ‘Poverty Premium’ research commissioned by Fair By Design
Joe Levenson, Director of Communications and Campaigns responds to new report from Fair by Design, The Inequality of Poverty.
Response to the Women and Equalities Committee's new report
Joe Levenson, Director of Communications and Campaigns, responds to the Women and Equalities Committee's new report.
Response to new lockdown and today's announcement from the Chancellor from Young Women's Trust
Joe Levenson, Director of Communications and Campaigns responds to the new lockdown announcement and the Chancellor's relief package to help businesses through the next lockdown.
Response to Chancellor's Spending Review 2020
The Chancellor said our economic emergency has only just begun, but the sad reality is that for many young women it was a struggle to make ends meet long before the pandemic hit.
A generation of young women 'paying the price' for the pandemic
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.
Young Women's Trust on Equal Pay Day
If the government is serious about reducing the gender pay gap and levelling up so that young women aren’t left behind, far more needs to be done to target support where it’s most needed.
Fawcett Society and Young Women's Trust begin merger talks
Fawcett Society and Young Women’s Trust have today announced they are entering talks to investigate a potential merger, led by the organisations’ boards.
Sophie Walker steps down as Chief Executive of Young Women's Trust
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.
Sophie Walker responds to the Chancellor’s Winter Economy Plan
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.
More young women going to hospital with coronavirus
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.