NATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG WOMEN
- Work/life balance – Career, family and personal life
- Citizenship – How local and national government work; the role of NGOs; how you can make a contribution to society
- Women in decision making – Women’s participation in decision making, from business to national government
- Sexual stereotyping – The effects of gender, diversity and culture on women’s lives. The portrayal of young women in the media
- Violence against women and girls
- The Rights of Women and Girls as agreed in UN declarations
NCW values the views expressed by members of the National Council of Young Women, and we take their reports into account when debating resolutions to take forward to Government.
Find out more about our NCYW programme and how girls and young women help develop our policy. Call us on 01325 367375 or send us an email.
NCW CONFERENCE 2017, LEAMINGTON SPA
Events: NCW Conference 2017 NCW CONFERENCE 2017, LEAMINGTON SPA South West and Midlands Region looks forward to welcoming you to Woodland Grange, Old Milverton Lane, Leamington Spa, CV32 6RN for our conference from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th October 2017. ...
read moreTHE ISTANBUL CONVENTION RATIFIED IN APRIL 2017
THE ISTANBUL CONVENTION RATIFIED IN APRIL 2017 The “Istanbul Convention” is a Council of Europe Convention adopted by the meeting of the Council in Istanbul in April 2011. It is a pan-European treaty aimed at stamping out violence against women. The treaty sets...
read moreWOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT IN THE CHANGING WORLD OF WORK
International News May 2017 REPORT ON NCWGB’S DELEGATION TO U.N. COMMISSION ON STATUS OF WOMEN CSW61 - NEW YORK, MARCH 2017 THEME: ‘WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT IN THE CHANGING WORLD OF WORK’ NCWGB accredited a delegation of 8 members to attend this commission. Two further...
read moreGiving Young Women and Girls a Voice
Giving Young Women and Girls a Voice – celebrating the first national writing competition at House of Commons from Southwick Media on...
read moreNCW Conference Video
NCW Conference 2015 - 02 from TaylorKerek on...
read moreNCYW Event: "Women in Afghanistan: a life of disadvantage"
A National Council of Young Women event entitled "Women in Afghanistan: a life of disadvantage" was held recently at Stephenson College, Durham University Queens Campus. The talk given by Dr Manizha Hadi, a PhD student in the School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health,...
read moreChildren in Care Review
Too many children in care - ending up behind bars! The Social and Employment Committee and our affiliate the Prison Reform Trust submitted a resolution at the annual conference in October 2015 ‘Children in care and keeping them out of trouble’, calling on the...
read moreNATIONAL COUNCIL OF YOUNG WOMEN: Listening And Learning To Good Effect.
On November 24th, students from JFS, Notting Hill and Ealing High, RMS Rickmansworth and the host school, Northwood College, came together for an afternoon seminar. They were introduced to the Bill of Rights for Women and Girls which the UK Government signed up to 28...
read more“I enjoyed talking to the older generation and hearing different views from mine”
“I was informed and moved by the speakers”
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