- In From the Margins and Back Again - 25 Years of Policy: Young People, Sexuality and Gender
Billie Oliver
- In 1960 the Albemarle Report observed that "much thought" would need to be given to ways of attracting girls into youth organisations. However, it was the continuing domination of boys and men in youth work settings during the 1970s that "opened up opportunities for feminist and women-centred practice".
- By the late 1970s the strength of the girls' work movement was such that the National Association of Youth Clubs (NAYC) was pressured into establishing a Girls Work Unit. The National Organisation for Work with Girls and Young Women was formed and provided information and resources, support and training for work with girls.
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