Too many young women face unfair, even illegal treatment at work - unequal pay, discrimination, exploitation. It’s time to blow the whistle on unfair work. Join the movement. Demand change. Rights Here, Rights Now. action.youngwomenstrust.org/page/172731/...

£5bn disability benefit cuts will push 250,000 into poverty. Women—especially Disabled women and unpaid carers—will be hardest hit. Why target the most vulnerable? WBG Director @maryannstephenson.bsky.social sets out the case for fairer choices: www.opendemocracy.net/en/disabilit...

Women will suffer most from cuts to disability benefits

Cuts will push hundreds of thousands of women into poverty or force them out of workforce

opendemocracy.net

So much chat about how young people don't want to work... not enough about how zero hours & exploitative practices affect young people, young women most of all. Me + @journomaryamq.bsky.social worked with @youngwomenstrust.bsky.social to uncover some grim tales. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Women make up the majority of disabled people and their unpaid carers - you can’t close the gender pay gap and grow the economy through cuts to social security and public services. @youngwomenstrust.bsky.social one of 40+ organisations calling for a rethink 👇

Women's Budget Group@womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · last yr.

Together with the women’s sector, we oppose the gov’s proposed cuts to disability benefits. We’ve sent an open letter to the Chancellor ahead of tomorrow’s Spring Statement. 🧵 1/3

🏆 Our #Researchoftheweek goes to @youngwomenstrust.bsky.social for their Living precariously: young women’s experiences of insecure work report. It finds young women are more exposed to the challenges of insecure work in low paid sectors. (1/3) www.youngwomenstrust.org/our-research...

New workers’ rights are coming - but without funding for enforcement, nothing will change. Young women in insecure jobs need real protections, not just promises. 📢 Sign our open letter and demand action. action.youngwomenstrust.org/page/166619/...

Tell the Chancellor to ensure young women’s rights at work are properly enforced and protected.

Millions in insecure work face low pay, instability, and discrimination. New research from Young Women’s Trust reveals illegal workplace practices are rife. But you can take action! The Government ha...

action.youngwomenstrust.org

Many young women are getting trapped in low paid and insecure work with long term implications for their finances and life chances - and our economy as a whole. I joined BBC Woman’s Hour today to talk about the sticky floor at work for young women and how we change it bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Joy and inspiration at Centenary Action's #Mission2028 campaign launch in Parliament. We celebrated the 40% of MPs who are women with outstanding speeches. But we'll need the largest-ever proportional increase in women to achieve a 50:50 Parliament by 2028 - the centenary of equal franchise

With increases to the minimum wage, improved access to childcare and the Employment Rights Bill on the horizon, there’s real grounds for hope for low paid workers as we move into 2025. Urgent change is needed as these shocking findings highlight: research.youngwomenstrust.org/annual-surve...

🎙️Latest episode🎙️ Produced in partnership with Young Women's Trust, a charity that champions women aged 18 to 30 on low/no pay to create a more equal world of work and raise their income, this episode dives into actionable steps for businesses and individuals to create a fairer working environment.

Heartening insights from @persuasionuk.bsky.social’s research - strong feedback from BOTH individual employers and the public that worker’s rights do need strengthening #TUCDecentWork

Our new Young Women’s Trust survey shows that young women are facing rising levels of discrimination at work, more job insecurity and are less optimistic about their future prospects than young men. Full report here: research.youngwomenstrust.org/annual-surve...

A world not designed for us: Annual survey 2024

Explore Young Women’s Trust’s annual survey report on insecure work, rising discrimination, and systemic inequalities faced by young women and non-binary people, and the call for change

research.youngwomenstrust.org

We're thrilled to be in parliament tomorrow alongside our brilliant partners across the women's sector to speak to members of parliament about our work. On behalf of WBG, @yuanfenyang.bsky.social is hosting a Parliamentary drop-in session to promote MP engagement with the women's sector.