The Young Women Know learning session will focus on how practitioners can use the co-designed resources in their services as well as hearing from the young women themselves on their experience of Young Women Know and the importance of valuing young voices in topics that impact them. 

In this session 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 

By integrating young voices, practitioners can better understand the issues that matter most to young women, helping to foster more responsive, inclusive, and impactful services. 

Register for the session (free)

About Young Women Know

In 2018, The Young Womens Movement’s first Young Women Lead committee released a report into sexual harassment in Scottish schools with recommendations to the Scottish Government. In the same year, the NSPCC released a piece of research titled “Is this sexual abuse?” NSPCC helplines report: peer sexual abuse. With these reports in mind, The Young Women’s Movement and NSPCC decided to partner to create a project co-designed by young women to tackle sexual harassment, peer sexual abuse and unhealthy relationships, which became Young Women Know. 

Working with Dundee City Council, Perth and Kinross Council and Angus Council, young women aged 16-18 co-designed toolkits to support young people and professionals in their understanding of healthy relationships, consent and safe spaces. 

We are now working with a group of young women from across Scotland who have become National Champions and will support the design and delivery of the national Young Women Know Campaign. These Champions are eager to engage with practitioners to help integrate the resources into services and spread awareness about what young women want and need from those who work with them, ensuring their voices are heard and valued.