Work It Out coaching was a lifechanger for me
Rebecca came across YWT when she started researching support to find a job and, using Work It Out coaching, she turned her life around.
Voices
Read stories written by young women about their experiences and find out more about our work with updates from the team.
Planting flowers of hope
As Black History Month draws to an end, Priscilla reflects on her experience using Work It Out coaching and how it helped her to challenge racism.
We can tell the PM what a fair world for young women looks like
PM, 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.
I want young women to feel free, empowered and safe
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.
By the age of 30, I'd been fired 5 times
Rebecca, a member of our Advisory Panel, was diagnosed with ADD in her 30s. In this blog, she writes about the discrimination she faced, learning to love her brain and how her Work it Out coach helped her on the path to finding an employer who celebrates her neurodiversity.
Coaching helped me re-discover my passions
In this blog, Yoggya describes how coaching sessions helped her see challenges as opportunities and re-discover her passions.
If the world was equal, I would have a voice
In this blog, Autumn imagines what the world would be like if work, salaries and benefits were equal for young women.
I worry that nothing is ever going to change
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.
I felt sick when I saw my energy bill
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.
Our voices need to be heard to create change
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.
Feeling confident and like I can take on the world
In May 2022, 25 young women came along to our Young Women’s Advisory Panel residential weekend. In this blog, panel newbie Aisling writes about the confidence she found sharing experiences with supportive and inspirational women from all over the country.
I had my own cheerleader at the end of the phone
Lucy shares how Work It Out coaching and CV feedback helped her reframe setbacks as opportunities, to change direction and try new things