Image Hillary Clinton and Tim Peake among top names supporting girls to takeover on International Day of the Girl Today (October 11) marks the 10th anniversary of the United Nations’ International Day of the Girl. In... 11/10/22 Read more
Image 61% of schoolgirls want to see more female engineering role models The research was published to mark International Women in Engineering Day 23/06/22 Read more
Image Dramatic increase in girls cutting back on essentials to afford period products amidst cost-of-living crisis Period poverty in the UK shows no signs of subsiding as girls are forced to make increasingly difficult... 25/05/22 Read more
Image Youth campaigners respond to reports Government are blocking new public sexual harassment law Campaigners calling for public sexual harassment to be made a crime have responded to reports from Government... 20/05/22 Read more
Image Government’s International Development Strategy falls short for women and girls Today (May 16), the UK Government launched its International Development Strategy outlining its vision for the... 17/05/22 Read more
Image Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet the DEC and Plan International UK to discuss Ukraine appeal response Today, as part of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), Plan International UK CEO Rose Caldwell and... 21/04/22 Read more
Image The Government is not taking public sexual harassment seriously, says 40% of UK public Two fifths (40%) of adults in the UK don’t believe that the government is taking public sexual harassment... 08/04/22 Read more
Image Government went ahead with aid cuts despite knowing women and girls would be severely affected Today (March 8), the International Development Select Committee used parliamentary privilege to publish the... 08/03/22 Read more
Image A nation of letter-writers: One third of us are still in touch with our pen pal One-third (33%) of Brits who have had a pen pal are still in touch with them years later, global children’s... 07/01/22 Read more
Image Nearly two million girls in the UK miss school because of their period Nearly two million girls (64%) aged 14-21 in the UK have missed a part day or full day of school because of... 20/10/21 Read more
Image International Day of the Girl: 68% of girls feel held back by harmful gender stereotypes Harmful gender stereotypes are still widespread and affecting every aspect of girls’ lives, from the careers... 11/10/21 Read more
Image Plan International youth activist Maisy becomes McLaren Automotive CEO for the day to mark International Day of the Girl A 17-year-old youth activist has become the Chief Executive Officer of luxury supercar maker McLaren... 11/10/21 Read more