Young People News

Know what it's like to be a young woman today? For International Women's Day 2020, #iwill Ambassadors from across the country came together to write blogs and share their stories. They explored women's health, identity, tackling taboos and pursuing their passions. Taryn & Katrina: Tackling taboos "Taboos are everywhere, that’s for sure. But if we don’t talk about the difficult things, we won’t see any change. So start conversations, be bold, and never feel like you can’t change the world around you." Katrina Charli & Katrina: Identity and safety "My [...]

Breaking down barriers: young women and girls pursuing their passions For International Women's Day 2020, #iwill Ambassadors Claire, Esther, Joana, Abbey and Tahirah share how they are pursuing their passions in spite of a world full of stereotypes. Claire: Making decisions that matter "Being a young woman in decision making means that I represent the voices of many who have been quieted before. Globally, the views of women have been misrepresented, filtered and altered, so we’re often perceived differently to our meaning. It’s essential that our voices are heard [...]

Being a young woman: Identity and safety For International Women's Day 2020, #iwill Ambassadors Charli and Atlanta consider the different aspects of their identities, and discuss how social action gives you - sometimes rare - spaces to be safe as a woman. It’s important to think about the intersectional issues that can occur for different women on International Women’s Day – as a disabled, asexual, working class girl, it’s key for me to express how each of my identities affects my life. I’m invisibly disabled, so my illnesses are often not seen as valid. [...]

Tackling taboos in the fight for equality For International Women's Day 2020, #iwill Ambassadors Katrina and Taryn have brought together their campaigning experiences to share how achieving equality means being brave enough to talk about the things no one wants to talk about. Taryn, 18 Taboos suck. And for women, there’s thousands of them. They’re the things we’re not meant to talk about - maybe it’s something that’s a bit controversial, or perhaps it makes people feel uncomfortable. Whatever the reason, it means that there’s a whole bunch of issues that are [...]

January challenge for young people: Your #LetterTo2030 What are your hopes and ambitions for the next ten years? 2019 has been a year in which Youth Voice has been catapulted into the spotlight. Hundreds of thousands of young people have taken to the streets in the School Strikes for Climate. A snap general election at the end of the year gave thousands their first taste of voting. As a new decade begins, we cannot allow the voices of young people to fade away. We want you to write a message to the future. What do you want to [...]

General Election 2019: #iwill Ambassadors reflect on the power of youth voice and share their hopes and concerns for a future government 12th November 2018. Too often, young people's voices are not recognised. This is particularly true in general elections, where young people are often dismissed as unlikely to vote, and where the definition of the "youth vote" can go up to age 34. Our #iwill Ambassadors, many of whom are voting for the very first time, have been passionately putting forth their voices. From gang grooming to climate change to [...]