Welcome
We are the Young Women’s Movement
Scotland’s national organisation for young women and girls’ leadership and rights:
– Working collectively
– Leading meaningful change
– Creating a more equal society
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Nominate someone for 30 Under 30 2025!
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Find out about Young Women Work, our campaign to address workplace gender inequality
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Explore our GirlPower toolkit for youth workers, about violence between girls
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Read our latest research on the impact of the cost-of-living crisis
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Check out our upcoming events
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Watch the inaugural performance of ‘Young Women Move‘ by Nadine Aisha Jassat
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Sign up to our newsletter
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Nominate someone for 30 Under 30 2025!
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Find out about Young Women Work, our campaign to address workplace gender inequality
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Explore our GirlPower toolkit for youth workers, about violence between girls
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Sign up to our newsletter
-
Nominate someone for 30 Under 30 2025!
-
Find out about Young Women Work, our campaign to address workplace gender inequality
-
Explore our GirlPower toolkit for youth workers, about violence between girls
-
Read our latest research on the impact of the cost-of-living crisis
-
Check out our upcoming events
-
Watch the inaugural performance of ‘Young Women Move‘ by Nadine Aisha Jassat
-
Sign up to our newsletter
-
Nominate someone for 30 Under 30 2025!
-
Find out about Young Women Work, our campaign to address workplace gender inequality
-
Explore our GirlPower toolkit for youth workers, about violence between girls
Self-identifying young women, girls and non-binary people who recognise themselves within this movement are at the heart of everything we do.
- Poverty alleviation
- Research report
- Rights
Young women’s experiences of the cost-of-living crisis in Scotland
This report details the findings of a national research project that investigates young women’s experiences of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis in Scotland, created in partnership by The Young Women’s Movement and Scottish Women’s Budget Group.

What’s new
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Rebecca, our Research and Policy Lead, discusses the proposed Youth Work (Scotland) Bill, reflecting on what a legal right to youth work means for young women and girls across Scotland.
- Rights
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Tasnim Hassan, a Disabled researcher-activist, talks about the important connection between disability justice and feminist movements.
- 30 Under 30
- Rights
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Rachael discusses the barriers that working class young women face when entering and progressing in the workplace.
- Work and careers
- Young Women Work
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Jenni discusses workplace gender inequality, and how our research with young women informs how we can improve their experiences and progression at work in Scotland.
- Work and careers
- Young Women Work