Members’ Business: Improving Access to Health and Social Care in Rural Scotland 

The Young Women’s Movement welcomes this debate on access to healthcare in rural Scotland. We are increasingly concerned about the lack of progress in improving access to healthcare in rural Scotland, and the detrimental impact this is having on the health and wellbeing of young women and girls.

Young women’s democratic wellbeing

This briefing highlights the key findings from this year’s Young Women Lead programme. The below analysis is taken from our research report entitled ‘Young Women Lead 2024: Young Women’s Democratic Wellbeing in Scotland’.

Young women and the cost-of-living crisis 

The cost-of-living crisis continues to deepen for young women and girls across Scotland. To mark Challenge Poverty Week 2024, The Young Women’s Movement and Scottish Women’s Budget Group are delighted to co-launch our report exploring the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on young women in Scotland.

One in four young women skipping meals due to rising prices, new research finds 

Young women in Scotland are being severely impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, suggests new research from The Young Women’s Movement and Scottish Women’s Budget Group.

Events

Young women’s experiences of the cost-of-living crisis in Scotland

This report details the findings of a national research project that investigates young women’s experiences of the ongoing cost-of-living crisis in Scotland, created in partnership by The Young Women's Movement and Scottish Women's Budget Group.

Scottish Government debate on Challenge Poverty Week

Ahead of the Scottish Government debate on Challenge Poverty Week, this briefing highlights the engagement and research we have been undertaking with young women and girls, demonstrating how young women are struggling – financially, emotionally, and physically – during the cost-of-living crisis in Scotland.

Report examines young women’s under-representation in Scottish politics

A group of young women from across Scotland have created a report to better understand the extent to which young women have a voice in decisions that affect them.

Young Women Lead 2024 – Reflecting on my experience of the programme

In this article, programme participant Muminah reflects on her journey with Young Women Lead 2024.

Young women’s democratic wellbeing in Scotland

Young Women Lead 2024 explored topics around the ‘voice’ we have in public life and decisions that affect us. This research builds upon that of Carnegie UK, who coined the term ‘democratic wellbeing’, and in this new report we look at the topic specifically through the lens of young women. It includes a number of recommendations for improving young women's democratic wellbeing in Scotland.