YWCA England & Wales

YWCA is the leading charity working with the most disadvantaged young women in England and Wales.
YWCA ywr brif elusen syn gweithio gydar menywod ifanc mwyaf difreintiedig yng Nghymru a Lloegr.

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Kim's five-year relationship with her boyfriend has ended but she is still paying the £4000 of debt they ran up together.

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Women in custody are more than five times more likely to have mental health problems than women in the general population

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fact

Children who fail to attend school regularly are more likely to leave school with few or no qualifications and be drawn into crime and antisocial behaviour

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fact

In 2007, women aged 18 to 21 working full-time earned £6.96 and hour compared to men the same age who earned £7.28

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fact

Every week two women are killed by current or ex-partners