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

What’s new

  • Samar, our Heritage Research Coordinator, tells us about the Young Women Remember project so far, and why we are collecting stories about the 100 year history of our movement and the YWCA in Scotland.

    • Heritage
    • Young Women Remember
  • I only recently learnt that I am autistic. And even though I experience Alexithymia (sometimes I struggle to identify, recognise and then communicate my emotions), my feelings about late discovery are contradictory, conflicting and colossal.

    • 30 Under 30
    • Rights
  • In July 2024, Scotland was the first of the four nations of the United Kingdom to incorporate the UNCRC. This means children’s rights are now protected under Scots Law. This was celebrated as a historic moment: Scotland was leading the way. But what about adults?

    • 30 Under 30
    • Rights