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WE’RE MOVING TO A 4-DAY WEEK following our SYWS findings. The benefits are monumental for our team’s wellbeing, work-life balance and recognises the urgency of a feminist post-pandemic recovery in the workplace. Full statement: 1/
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'Stand tall. Stand proud. And know that I as your First Minister always stand with you'
#loveislove
#lgbti
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It's
#PrideMonth2021
! This is your reminder that Pride is a protest - it started as a fight for equality, for safety, for dignity, and the fight continues! We stand in solidarity with the incredible LGBTQ+ activists and orgs doing vital work to ensure an inclusive society ✊🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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🥁 We're SO excited to announce our
#30under30
list for 2018! From councillors to poets and from activists to standup comedians the list is so full of unbelievably inspiring young women! Tune in every day in December to read their full profiles 💜
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📣 PAID OPPORTUNITY KLAXON 📣
For 16-25yo self-identifying young women living in East Lothian - join the Young Women's Research Collective (no previous research or campaigning experience required!)
Deadline: 14th March 2022
Learn more:
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We are delighted to announce the 2017
#30Under30
List!!! 🎉 Inspiring women age 3-30, nominated by you (thank you)
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📢NEWS! We're thrilled to show you the new The Young Women's Movement
Our updated brand reflects our commitment to building a movement embedded in safe spaces & wellbeing for self-identifying young women & girls to come together
#YoungWomensMvmnt
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📣 PAID OPPORTUNITY 📣
We're looking for women to present webinars to our network! Do you have a passion, hobby or expertise you want to share with women and girls across Scotland?
Get in touch with Elena to discuss!
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Exciting news! 🎉
YWCA Scotland are pleased to announce that
@Jenni_Snell1
will be joining us as our new CEO at the beginning of August!
An alumnus of YWL and a volunteer on our advisory panel, we are delighted to be working with Jenni and can’t wait for what the future holds!
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It's the best day of the year!
#30Under30
2020 is HERE!
It's the fifth instalment in our series celebrating incredible young women in and from Scotland, and we've got another AMAZING ensemble for you all to celebrate.
Check it out live on our blog now!
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It's that time of year again, introducing the 4th edition of
#30Under30
! Prepare to be amazed, inspired and overwhelmed at these incredible nominees.
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So... Hi! 👋 I'm Amy, the new Digital Officer at the Young Women's Movement, and I'm SUPER EXCITED to get stuck into all things digital and feminist with you all 😁 You can read this thread for some more insight into my background, or ask me questions (good gifs also welcome) 👇
Hey
@youngwomenscot
! I’m applying to be your new Digital Officer, and what better way to showcase my social media skills than by creating a Twitter thread cover letter? It’s hard to cram my experience into a series of 280-character tweets, but I love a challenge!
#YWMhireAmy
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🚨
#SYWS19
IS HERE 🚨
We are delighted to launch our annual Status of Young Women in Scotland report. This year's report focused on body image and what needs to change to ensure that young women are happy, confident and accepting of their bodies.
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✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽 Happy International Women's Day! 💪🏼💪🏿💪🏾💪🏽
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Today is
#dayofthegirl
💕 We want a world where your voices are heard, respected and celebrated 📣🙌
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We're so excited to introduce you to our new Director Patrycja Kupiec 📣! We can't wait to kick off 2018 with her (and her dog Lulu - more pics in the new year 😍) Read more about Patrycja's journey with us here:
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THE BEST MONTH OF THE YEAR IS HERE!
Our 30 Under 30 2021 list has just dropped over on our blog.
Be prepared to be blown away, inspired and in awe of these incredible women.
We'll be posting a blog every day for you to get to know our nominees!
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On Saturday the first group of Young Women Lead graduated at
@ScotParl
. We're so proud of these gals, they're going to change the world! ❤️❤️❤️ (head to our fb to see more photos 😊)
#scotwomenrise
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💫 introducing our new incredible Young Women Lead team of 2018/19 💫
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We're so excited to launch a call for nominations for our
#30under30
series!🎉 Last year we featured a kickass politician Kim Long
@CaptainKim
💪🏼 Do you know an amazing self-identifying woman under 30 who lives or is from Scotland? Get nominating NOW!!
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🎉 30 under 30 nominations are now open! 🎉
Do you know an inspiring woman or non-binary person in your life? Every November our 30 Under 30 list spotlights an amazing group of their stories, so get your nominations in!
📅 Closing 10am Tuesday 6th Sept:
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BIG NEWS!
We are recruiting for our leadership programme, Young Women Lead, for young women living in Glasgow.
Things are changing this year. Young Women Lead will be run exclusively by us and will focus on engagement with local democracy.
👇👇👇👇
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Today on
#30under30
we have a pioneer of women’s wrestling, icon for body positivity, and an absolute boss babe badass
@missviper91
! 🤼♀️💪🙌
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BIG NEWS! 📢
Young Women Lead is coming to Dundee! YWL is a 6-month leadership programme for women aged 14-30 living in the Dundee City Council area.
Applications close October 4th
Find out more here:
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🎉 Are you ready for the best day of the year?
#30Under30
2022 is here! 🎉
It's the 7th instalment in our series celebrating 30 incredible young women & non-binary people in or from Scotland!
➡️ Check out the launch on our blog now:
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The future is intersectional and we wouldn't have it any other way! Sending love, support and allyship to our trans siblings tonight and always
#TransAllyScot
@ScotlandSisters
@Mermaids_Gender
[alt text: boomerang of
@elenasoper
excitedly eating her
@StarbucksUK
Mermaids biscuit]
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"The Young Women's Movement will always work to defend the rights of all women, cis and trans" -
@pmkupiec
Feminists warn of blurred lines 'between free speech and hate speech' on trans people ahead of parliament event
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We are so excited today to launch our research for the Status of Young Women in Scotland 2020 report. This year we’re focusing on the employment experiences of young women, with a focus on their circumstances during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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We’re SO excited to announce that we are recruiting participants for our Young Women Lead Programme. Make your voice heard at the
@ScotParl
and join our powerful network of feminists! ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽✊🏼✊🏻💛💜💙💖
#scotwomenrise
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We recognise that gender is a self-identification that does not necessarily match the sex of an individual. 30 under 30 is and will continue to be open to trans women, cisgender women and others who identify themselves within the spectrum of the gender identity of woman.
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Today we launch our latest Status of Young Women in Scotland 2020-2021 report! Our fifth SYWS report focuses on young women's employment experiences and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read the report here: 1/
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📢 WE'RE HIRING! 📢
We've got three jobs up for grabs in our national team for a Business Development Manager, National Programmes Officer and National Programmes Assistant!
Applications close on the 22nd September at midnight.
For more info, click 👇:
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🚨 We are incredibly excited to announce that we are launching a Scottish Feminist Blogger Network! 🚨
✨ Our aim is to create a network of feminists across Scotland to collaborate, create and inspire.
Read all about it over on our blog! 👇
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#YoungWomenLead
2018/19 turning out for
#PurpleFriday
🏳️🌈
Together today, with
@LindaFabianiSNP
at
@scotparl
, standing against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia - showing our support for LGBTI equality 🙌🏼💫💜
#lgbthistorymonth
#ScotWomenRise
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✨EXCITING NEWS! ✨ Our 30 Under 30 Inspiring Women nominations are now OPEN!! Do you know an inspirational woman who is doing amazing work? 👑 Nominate her and she'll be in with a chance to be featured on our blog 😍Nominate your role models here:
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We are proud to stand in solidarity with our colleagues across the sector in raising our concerns about the UK Govt's intervention in the GRR bill.
Read the statement here ⬇️
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🚨 Calling all fierce feminist writers! 🚨 We want to build on our blog to develop a thriving and diverse platform where the voices of women, writing about their own lived realities in Scotland, can be amplified.
Just contact blog
@ywcascotland
.org to find out more 📧
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There are no words to describe how vital the work of RCS is. They really do save lives.
We stand in solidarity with our sisters, always. 💜
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One of the few surviving pictures honouring the work of Indian suffragettes - one of the most famous was Sophia Duleep Singh, goddaughter of Queen Victoria and a close friend of Christabel Pankhurst.
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Following our virtual AGM this weekend, we are delighted to announce that
@briana_pegado
is the new chair of our board!
Briana has been with our team in various roles for a long time and we're really excited for this new chapter!
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Today on
#30Under30
blog: meet 12 yr old
@warnock_grace
creator of invisible disabilities toilet sign 🙋♀️❤
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Trans women are women.
As a movement, we are enriched by the trans women who have been involved through their support, through volunteering, and as staff members of our organisation.
We stand with you, always. 💜
Illustration by
@theFoxFisher
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We have some VERY exciting news... tomorrow we're launching our 12 month leadership programme Young Women Lead 🎉 Young women told us they feel left out of politics &
@ScotParl
& we listened. It's time for us to take up space. Follow us tomorrow at
#scotwomenrise
👀
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** STATUS OF YOUNG WOMEN IN SCOTLAND SURVEY LAUNCH **
We are excited to launch this years
#SYWS19
research into body image! Please click the link below to fill out our survey!
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Massive congratulations to
@serenawilliams
for her incredible victories at
#wimbledon
this weekend 🎉💪
#shero
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📢📢📢BIG NEWS📢📢📢
We are now recruiting for Young Women Lead Renfrewshire and Inverclyde!
This is a 6 month programme for women and non-binary people aged 16-30 to come together in a unique and exciting safe space to create real tangible change.
👇👇
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Following on from the success of our month-long digital
#SYWS19
celebrations, we are delighted to announce a new programme of digital events! We are so excited to learn from women across Scotland about a range of topics and issues. See full details 👇
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IT PASSED! What a day - the Period Product Free Provision (Scotland) Bill is through to Stage 2 and we couldn't be happier! One step closer to achieving dignity for menstruators everywhere!
@Period_Poverty
#PeriodPoverty
#FreePeriodProducts
#PeriodDignity
#EndPeriodPoverty
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Let yourself bloom and grow in your own time. 🌸🌵🌹 💖
Cute little illustration by Kelly Malka.
#bloom
#grow
#takeupspace
#emotion
#mindset
#life
#loveyourself
#notetoself
#wisewords
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OUR 2021 IMPACT REPORT IS LIVE! 🥳
Inside, we celebrate
🎉 becoming an independent charity
🎉 supporting 352 women and girls through our
programmes
🎉 moving to a 4-day week
& much MUCH more!
Read the report here:
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Last Friday we officially launched our new leadership programme, Young Women Lead 📣! Read all about it here: and tune in on Tuesdays and Thursdays to hear from young women on feminism, politics and much more 😎
#scotwomenrise
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As pointed out by our amazing panellists yesterday, weeks before Christmas are often when many people will start feeling burned out. So at the start of the first week of December, remember it’s okay to say no to things to look after yourself ❤️❤️❤️ (🎨by
@withsoolooka
)
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Hellooo Twitter pals!! A little note for you all, always be kind to yourself. Do something that will make you happy today! 💛🌸
#loveyourself
#bekindtoyourself
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PAID OPPORTUNITY for
#BlackHistoryMonth
this year! We're looking for blog pitches from black women in and/or from Scotland to platform their voices, experiences and insights. Deadline - Tuesday 28th September 2020, 5pm
More details on our website:
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We’re still buzzing after
#PROCESSIONS2018
! To continue this great feeling you can help us and our pals
@theParliamentP
to make gender equality in politics a reality! Our plan is ambitious, but we don’t want to wait another 100 years! Sign up here: 💜💚💜
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Just a suffragette dropping in to tell us about the Scottish suffragette movement
#100for100th
🏴
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📢 We're hiring for 3 exciting roles!
➡️ Head of Programmes & Operations
➡️ Learning & Engagement Worker
➡️ Research & Participation Worker
Are you ready to make a difference to the lives of young women and girls in Scotland?
⚡ Apply by 6th May:
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Starting this week, we’ll be changing our email signatures and setting Out of Office replies to reflect this change. It’s about more than an extra day of weekend, though. 4-day working weeks and flexible working patterns are the future of a feminist work culture. 2/
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Earlier today at
#WOWLDN
Laura
@EverydaySexism
gave us a colour-in vulva. We'd LOVE to see these in school sex ed 💡
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Meet our newest
#YoungWomenLead
cohort for 2019-2020!! We had a brilliant time at their induction meeting, gearing them up for the programme - they're fab and we're really excited to see them flourish in the coming months! 💖 Watch this space...😁
#ScotWomenRise
#InspiringWomen
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Tomorrow is the General Election and women under 30 are one of the demographics who are least likely to vote. We're going to share a thread of resources you can look to for anyone still to make up their mind up! Starting with this simple guide created by
@roobsleiser
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The Young Women Lead report 19/20 is out now! Working with
@ScotParl
, their focus was on the transition from education to employment and what measures are being taken to increase employment opportunities for women from ethnic minorities. Read it now!
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Big shoutout to our pals
@rapecrisisscot
@EngenderScot
@scotwomensaid
@SWRC_
@womenslibrary
@SWCwomen
@EquateScotland
@ZTScotland
@AminaMWRC
and everyone fighting for women's rights, justice and safety in Scotland and around the world. Continually inspired by you all ❤️
#IWD2021
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🎉 BIG NEWS 🎉
✨ We're excited to welcome Dr Anastacia Ryan as our new chair, & Amanjit Uppal, Clare Fegan, Kate Tobin, Roz Weaver, & Carly Elliott as new trustees of our Board!
➡️ Read their profiles:
➡️ Read Anastacia's blog:
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📢 BIG NEWS 📢 Our
#SYWS22
survey is now live!
💬 We want to hear about experiences of accessing healthcare from young women & young people of other marginalised genders, that are aged 16-30 & living in Scotland!
➡️ Take the survey here:
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Young Women Lead have launched their social research into feminist town planning in Glasgow, with a focus on public transport and open spaces.
Take their surveys!
Glasgow's Bus System:
Glasgow's Parks:
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Nominations are now open for
#30Under30
2020, the fifth edition!
Every year, reading the nominations brings joy into our lives and we can't wait to share the stories of another group of inspirational young women with you.
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For the first time since the 5th March 2020, all of our national team are in the same room!
Fancy joining us? We've got 3 vacancies to expand on our national work!
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We love our job and we are here to support other girls and women. We rise together!💙💪🏿💪🏾💪🏽💪🏼💪🏻
#ScotWomenShoutOut
(tagged some amazing women organisation that are doing an amazing job. give them a follow!)
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We’re launching a brand new programme to support young women under 30 who are (re)entering the job market! ScotWomenSkills will offer young women space to learn, grow, and network in preparation for (re)joining the job market.
Find out more:
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⏰ Still time to nominate an amazing young woman for
#30under30
! Deadline this Monday ⏰ Last year we featured totally badass
@missviper91
, who are you going to nominate this year?
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Say hello to the new badass woman running our organisation - Patrycja Kupiec 🎉 Follow her
@pmkupiec
💖 and read more about her here:
#youngwomenrise
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We are creating a new leadership programme for self-identifying women aged 16-30 📣! Get involved in Young Women Lead here: 😎
#scotwomenrise
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📢 YOUNG WOMEN LEAD 2021 REPORT OUT NOW! 📢
We are so excited to share with you this report into Feminist Town Planning in Glasgow. This report is created from the findings of their research into how women and nb people use Glasgow's buses and parks!
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📢Launching The Rise Report
We collaborated with
@scotwomensaid
& recruited an advisory group to find out young women & non-binary people’s thoughts on domestic abuse + what kind of support they want and need🤝
Here’s what they said:
#YoungWomenRise
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We’re so excited to introduce Rumana as our digital and programmes intern!! Yay!! Welcome to the team
@Rumzzzy
🎉🎉
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Today on
#30Under30
#Scotland
blog: meet badass 27 yr old feminist columnist & commentator
@KirstyStricklan
. Originally from Fife, now lives in Glasgow 📣💖
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