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Trust gives young women a platform to shape decisions and control their destiny

3 mins read Participation
Charity that aims to broaden understanding of issues affecting disadvantaged young women created an advisory panel of members to shape its work.

Name Advisory panel

Provider Young Women's Trust

Young disadvantaged women often say they don't feel listened to or taken seriously. Politicians are chasing young people's votes but ignoring their voices. Young people have a right to participate in matters that affect their lives - and we're determined that they will.

Five years ago we set up an advisory panel of young women with experience of living on low or no pay. Made up of 30 young women, aged 16 to 30 from England and Wales from diverse backgrounds, members create the change they want to see based on their experiences of disadvantage, discrimination and inequality in relation to work. The panel is a powerful and authentic voice that challenges discrimination and disadvantage to improve opportunities for all women and it is central to everything the trust does.

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