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Taking a stand against FGM in Sierra Leone

https://plan-uk.org/stories/taking-stand-against-fgm-sierra-leone

Meet the girls raising their voices for girls’ rights and an end to female genital mutilation.

06 Feb 2020 - 5 min read

Almost two-thirds of girls and young women say public sexual harassment surges in summer

https://plan-uk.org/press/almost-two-thirds-girls-young-women-say-public-sexual-harassment-surges-in-sum

As temperatures rise so does the fear of being harassed – and girls stop exercising outdoors, don’t go to music festivals and police what they wear as a result.

As temperatures rise so does the fear of being harassed – and girls stop exercising outdoors, don’t go to music festivals and police what they wear as...

15 Aug 2023

95% of parents with teenage daughters support making public sexual harassment a crime

https://plan-uk.org/press/parents-with-teenage-daughters-support-making-public-sexual-harassment-a-crime

As 87% worry that their daughter will experience public sexual harassment in her lifetime

10 Nov 2022

Life after Cyclone Idai: getting girls back to school

https://plan-uk.org/stories/life-after-cyclone-idai-getting-girls-back-school

Six months after the cyclone hit, your support is helping girls get back into education

13 Sep 2019 - 3 min read

The young activists fighting for gender equality and climate action

https://plan-uk.org/stories/young-activists-fighting-gender-equality-and-climate-action

Discover the stories of five youth activists around the world who've tackled everything from harmful stereotypes to outdated laws.

19 Dec 2023

New research shows barrier to girls rights exacerbated by coronavirus crisis

https://plan-uk.org/press/barrier-to-girls-rights-exacerbated-by-coronavirus-crisis

40% of girls in the UK feel their mental health has worsened during the lockdown.

07 May 2020

Almost 1 in 10 UK girls have been bullied by a teacher about their period

https://plan-uk.org/press/almost-1-10-uk-girls-have-been-bullied-teacher-about-their-period

New research finds period stigma and shame is still prevalent in the UK and being fuelled by poor education – with a quarter of girls spending less than an hour learning about periods during their whole school life

New research finds period stigma and shame is still prevalent in the UK and being fuelled by poor education – with a quarter of girls spending less...

28 May 2025

“School gave me the space to learn what kind of person I wanted to be”

https://plan-uk.org/press/school-gave-me-space-learn-what-kind-person-i-wanted-be

Famous faces from TV, sport and fashion share school memories for girls’ education campaign.

11 Oct 2024

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Five reasons why girls’ rights are under attack

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Here’s why it’s happening, and why it matters.

09 Oct 2025 - 4 minute read

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