Respect to the YWCA for creating the Respect Young Mums Campaign.
an extract from their site ....
We are making young mums a priority because our work with them has shown us the disadvantages and prejudices they face.
Our campaign will challenge your attitudes to young mums. Along with the general public, we'll ask politicians, journalists, doctors, teachers and midwives to face up to their words and assumptions about young mums.
By joining our campaign, you can add your voice to the call for more RESPECT for young mums and for better chances in life when it comes to issues like education, income, services and childcare.
This strikes me as being an excellent piece of work. I know from my work with young people that there is a great deal of prejudice towards young mums. I was recently told the story of a teenage mum visiting a town centre in Kent who was spat at and verbally abused for being a young mum.
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