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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.

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. 

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. 

Your CV should include a short profile about you. In this blog, Erica from our Work It Out team explains how to write your profile.

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, Yoggya describes how coaching sessions helped her see challenges as opportunities and re-discover her passions.

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.

Louise has challenged herself to take part in a very cold Jersey to France relay swim fundraising for Young Women's Trust this summer.

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.