The Young Women's Movement

📣 Join our Advisory Panel in Glasgow! Are you a young woman who has engaged with or is currently engaging with community services in Glasgow? We are looking for young women aged 16–25 who have experience using community services and are passionate about equality to join our next Advisory Panel group in Glasgow! ➡️ If this sounds like you, head to our vacancies page to find out more about this volunteer opportunity: https://lnkd.in/er8g4vih Funded by The National Lottery Community Fund.

We are joining Disabled Peoples' Organisations and calling for the Scottish Government to prioritise the needs of disabled people in Scotland. Disabled young women face significant marginalisation and have been systematically failed by a lack of plans and actions to address poverty and inequalities in Scotland. In our most recent research report, we found that disabled young women are unable to cover the cost of living because of rising costs linked to their disability. Disabled young women are facing an unprecedented decline in living standards, an issue that will only continue to get worse without immediate intervention. Disabled young women feel they have been forgotten in Government priorities and plans. Now is the time to introduce inclusive policies that consider gender and disability together. At The Young Women’s Movement, we stand beside Disabled People Led Organisations to demand justice and equality for disabled people. Read about the three key asks here and join us to support: https://lnkd.in/eGqjxssF #DisabledPeopleDemandJustice

We have 4 new Trustees! 🎉 We're thrilled to have Áine Beattie, Christina Sinclair, Amanda Amaeshi and Hannah Gould joining our Board to help govern and guide us as we re-imagine Scotland for young women and girls 💚 Meet the new Trustees: 🕊️ Áine Beattie is a motivated intersectional feminist, and her varied fundraising and voluntary work is driven by these values. She has served on our Advisory Collective since October 2023, and is delighted to join the Board and continue to champion gender equality in Scotland and beyond. Since graduating in International Relations from University of Edinburgh, specialising in gender, peace, and security, Áine has worked in fundraising, and is currently based at Samaritans. Áine is Secretary for the Scottish Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, the world's oldest feminist peace organisation, and has represented WILPF at the United Nations in Vienna and New York as a feminist advocate. She is also the incumbent Chair of the Child Protection Committee for The SSC. 📢 Hannah Gould is originally from Texas and moved to Scotland to pursue her Master's in Strategic Communications and Public Relations at Queen Margaret University. She went on to use her comms knowledge and skills to focus on combatting the spread of child sexual abuse and exploitation globally and is now at The Promise Scotland supporting the change needed for care experienced children, young people and families to thrive. Hannah believes deeply in the urgent need for intersectional equality. She is excited to be a small part in building a Scotland and a world where young women's and girls’ needs and rights are fully met. ⚖️ Amanda Amaeshi is a British Nigerian activist, campaigner, and writer specialising in gender equality, anti-racism, and youth political participation. She is a Young Spokesperson for Girlguiding Scotland and serves on the First Minister’s National Advisory Council on Women and Girls (NACWG). Currently in her final year of LLB Law at University College London, Amanda critically engages with the law’s role in addressing human rights and social justice. For her writing and campaigning, she was named on our own 30 Under 30 list and as the Glasgow Times Young Scotswoman of the Year 2020. 🏛️ Christina Sinclair (MSc MA BArch IHBC) is the Director of Edinburgh World Heritage – the independent charity dedicated to the proactive conservation of our beautiful city, for the benefit of all. From studying architecture on Edinburgh’s Chambers Street and a Masters in European Urban Conservation, through years in leadership dedicated to positively and proactively managing change in historic places, she is a passionate ambassador for the value of female leadership and wellbeing. She was also a voluntary UN Women UK Delegate for the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

🚨 New event alert! 🚨 Are you a young woman who is unemployed or on a zero-hours contract? We’ve teamed up with Smart Works Scotland for a session to help you build confidence and skills for finding work. Join us on Wednesday 20th November to: 💪 Build your confidence 🔍 Identify and celebrate your strengths and skills 💼 Look at job-hunting challenges and how to overcome them ✅ Learn practical interview tips 👥 Network and connect with other young women who are job-searching Book your free place here: https://lnkd.in/e89ckwF3 This event is open to young women aged 16–25 who are unemployed or on zero-hour contracts. Expenses can be covered to ensure that you can attend e.g. travel and childcare costs 💫

Closing on 25 October, so we’re into the last couple of weeks to get your voices heard and ideas put forward on improving human rights education, access and advocacy in Scotland for girls and young women. The data collected through this survey will inform YWM’s 2024/25 report on young women’s rights and the barriers they face to realise them; and how we can continue to hold decision-makers to account, particularly following the incorporation of UNCRC earlier this year.

📆 Upcoming event! Join us this Thursday 17th October for our #YoungWomenThrive Confidence Club with Wise Women Glasgow 🤩 Find out more and book your place now: https://lnkd.in/e9EVpGBM Expenses such as childcare and travel costs can be provided to ensure you can attend.

Great piece by Karin Goodwin in The Sunday National/The Ferret today- many thanks for reaching out to The Young Women's Movement to get our perspective. As I discussed with Karin, much more needs to be done to tackle the rise of misogyny amongst young men in Scotland. At The Young Women's Movement, we stand alongside young men to mutually champion gender equality and as feminist allies in this space. Read more about the work being done to tackle the rise of misogyny in Scotland here:

My latest report for Upgrading Women on the The Young Women's Movement ' Young Women Lead 2024 Programme and Report.

Learn how you can incorporate our Young Women Know resources, created by young women to promote education around healthy relationships and consent, into your professional toolkit at our upcoming training webinar. You will learn: – About the Young Women Know resources – What young people want from service providers – How we can better support young women and girls to achieve change Young Women Know is a partnership between The Young Women's Movement and NSPCC Scotland. 📆 Thursday 21st November, 12.30–1.30pm

🆕️ #CostOfLiving Research “Due to the cost of living, I’ve given up hope of ever having children... As a young, single, childless woman who works full time I feel that everything is an uphill struggle. Life isn’t worth living for me.” A harrowing but important read in our new The Young Women's Movement & Scottish Women's Budget Group research report into young women's experiences of the cost of living crisis. Young women are being failed across Scotland, struggling to cover their most basic living costs and left with stress and worry about their futures. We implore the Scottish and UK Governments to seriously consider the recommendations made by this report. #Research #YoungWomen #FinancialWellbeing #CostOfLiving