Lockdown one year on: how young women are paying the price for the pandemic
One year since the first lockdown began on 23 March 2020, this new report draws on new research, where we asked young women about their experiences in the last 12 months.
Research
Our research highlights the real experiences of young women. They are at the centre of our research, telling their stories and acting as peer researchers.
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Debt: young women facing constant financial struggle
This report highlights that almost 40% of young women struggle to make their cash last until the end of the month and a third of young mums say they are always in debt.
Ignored, Undervalued and Underpaid
We surveyed almost 200 young women to hear what impact coronavirus has had on their work, finances and wellbeing.
Impact of sexism on young women's mental health
This study shows a clear link between sexism and young women’s mental ill health including long-term impact, and therefore the urgent need to tackle sexism in all its forms and locations from the earliest point possible.
Young women's feminism and activism 2019
This research shows that nearly 70% of young women aged 18 to 24 call themselves feminist and say that sexism is a major problem in the UK.
Childcare: what young women want
An hour’s childcare is, for many, more than an hour’s wages. The system is unaffordable, confusing and inflexible, leaving many mums struggling financially and unable to work.
Young women demand urgent action on sexual harrassment
2 years on from the #MeToo movement, 1 in 4 young women say they would be reluctant to report sexual harassment at work for fear of losing their job.
Young women's mental health in crisis
This report, published on World Mental Health Day 2019, shows a sharp increase in the number of young women worried about their mental health, with more than half saying that sexism is a major problem and work and money worries are making them ill.
The real cost of apprenticeships
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.
It's (still) a rich man's world
The 2018 Young Women's Trust survey finds that the situation facing many young people is deeply troubling.
Paid less worth less? Achieving equal pay for under-25s
We believe everyone should be given the same pay for the same jobs, regardless of age. Age should not determine worth and paying a fair wage benefits businesses as well as employees.
Equality at work? Positive action in gender segregated apprenticeships
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.