Active citizenship: Girls shout out!
Political outsiders: we care but will we vote?
In our fourth Girls
shout out! report, published in December 2008, we explore what
active citizenship means to girls in guiding.
We find a generation of young women who care passionately about
the issues that affect them and who play an active role in their
communities. However, our members, traditionally among the most
active citizens in their age groups, also reveal real disengagement
from both local and national politics and question its ability to
effect change.
Working in partnership with the British Youth Council and
equality campaigners The Fawcett Society, this report examines the
ways in which girls and young women participate in society. It
gives their opinions on how to engage this generation of potential
voters with the political process.
The whole report is available to view as a Flash website (this link will
open in a new window) or you can download a PDF of the report
here (this link will open in a new
window).
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