Voices

In the week that Liz Truss was appointed Prime Minister, Young Women's Trust CEO, Claire Reindorp, reflects on the challenges ahead for the government and how they must support young women.

In an ideal world, young women would be actively seen, heard and respected. We’ve come incredibly far, but there is still a long way to go.

Liz and Rishi, we would like to invite you to think about what young women need to tackle the unfairness we face every day, so we can make the most of our skills and talents. 

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. 

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.

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.

In this blog, Autumn imagines what the world would be like if work, salaries and benefits were equal for young women.

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.  

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.

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.

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.

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.