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

Who we are
  • Developing skills

We work with young women to help them develop their leadership and confidence

Find out more about our programmes
  • Building Community

We build safe spaces for young women to give them a space to be seen and heard

Find out who we are
  • Research & Policy

We platform and amplify the voices of young women and girls in spaces where decisions are made

Find out more about our research and policy work

Self-identifying young women, girls and non-binary people who recognise themselves within this movement are at the heart of everything we do.

Learn more

Open opportunities for young women and girls

Our programmes

  • Leadership & Confidence
  • For 16-30 Years old

Young Women Lead

Young Women Lead supports young women to make real change at local and national levels while developing their leadership skills, knowledge and confidence.
  • Safe spaces & Consent
  • For 16–18 Years old

Young Women Know

Young Women Know supports young women to create peer-led campaigns that tackle unhealthy relationships and peer sexual abuse.
  • Heritage and research
  • For 16–30 Years old

Young Women Remember

A heritage project which aims to collect, record and share the stories of support, connection and activism linked to our organisation over the past 100 years. The project is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
  • Feminism and equality
  • for 14–18 years old

Girls with Goals

A 6-week programme to support young women to explore issues that impact their lives, covering beauty standards, medical misogyny, sport, education and work.

  • Feminism & Equality
  • for 16–30 Years old

Empowering Pathways

Supporting women in their local community to gain confidence, learn about gender equality, create positive relationships, and celebrate their achievements.
  • Feminism & Equality
  • For P7 Pupils

YEquality

A school and youth work programme for young people transitioning to high school to become Equality Champions, challenging gender stereotypes and learning about inequalities through a feminist lens.
Emily Mann at 30U30 event, holding a placard that says Exist Loudly Ally Zlatar, 30 under 30 nominee in 2023 holding a paintbrush in her hand looking at the camera.
  • Championing community leaders
  • Under 30 years old

30 under 30

An annual celebration of young women and non-binary people across Scotland making a positive change in their communities and wider society.

What’s new

  • Response to Programme for Government 2025–26

    Dr Rebecca Mason, research & policy lead, smiling at the camera.

    As the Scottish Government outlines its priorities for the coming year before the next Scottish Election in its Programme for Government, The Young Women’s Movement reflects on how the programme influences key issues affecting young women and girls.

    • Health
    • Policy
    • Poverty alleviation
    • Violence prevention
    • Article

  • Young women’s right to youth work

    Dr Rebecca Mason, research & policy lead, smiling at the camera.

    Rebecca, our Research and Policy Lead, discusses the proposed Youth Work (Scotland) Bill, reflecting on what a legal right to youth work means for young women and girls across Scotland.

    • Policy
    • Rights
    • Article