Society and equality
Girls and young women want to live in an equal society and for children’s voices to be heard.
Society and equality
Girls and young women want to live in an equal society and for children’s voices to be heard.
Girls and young women want a more equal world. They want to see everyone being treated fairly.
And they want to see an end to discrimination because of race, ethnicity, religion, disability, gender or sexual orientation. They’ve been staying informed about the issues they care about and getting involved – in their local communities and globally, with movements like Black Lives Matter. Girls and young women think the pandemic has made issues like inequality, food poverty and unemployment worse. And they think the government needs to listen to young people as it plans our recovery from the pandemic.
‘People should be treated fairly because no matter your sexuality, race or religion, it doesn’t make you any different from others’ — Girl, 9-10
How you can help
The better together topic in our unit meeting activities is a great way to encourage girls to to think about equality and equity.
- Rainbows – Pizza party
- Brownies – Fairest of them all
- Guides – Animal advantages
- Rangers – Intersectional identities
Girls can tackle the issues they care about through the Make change and Influence skills builders, with activities suitable for all ages at the different stages.