Galaxy continues backing for Young Women’s Trust support scheme
pic: The Young Women's Trust
A significant initiative led by the Young Women’s Trust supporting female employees in their early careers has been backed by Galaxy Chocolate for a third year running, with the business making a fresh donation of £150,000 towards the cause, writes Neill Barston.
The latest funding round takes the company’s investment to £375,000, with the scheme aiming to address workplace inequality, as well as highlighting ongoing issues of gender pay gaps within working environments.
The Young Women’s Trust has continued its mission to support women aged 18-30 in finding their way forward with careers, offering support services including coaching and workshops.a
Notably, the charitable organisation’s venture stands in addition to Galaxy’s own mission statements and company-wide “Your pleasure has promise” venture aiming to empower women across the world in the coming years, which aims to reach more than a million people around the world.
Speaking on its initiative, the Young Women’s Trust welcomed the donation from Galaxy, which it believed would make a notable difference to its support work for young people.
The company said: “We know that young women aren’t getting a fair deal and are feeling stuck and losing hope for their futures. With Galaxy’s support, we’re making sure that more young women can look forward to a fairer financial future.
“Galaxy are helping more young women and allies to hear about our services and campaigns. They’ve launched limited edition packs encouraging even more people to join us in empowering young women to thrive. The limited edition Galaxy packs are available in all major retailers now. This year’s donation means Galaxy has donated over £375,000 to Young Women’s Trust since our partnership started. We are so grateful for their generous support.”
Romi Mackiewicz, brand director of Galaxy, shared enthusiasm for the venture, which has helped address workplace inequalities, though noted that further work on pay for women was required.
She added: “We’re committed to creating a world where chocolate does as good as it tastes. We know that young women earn a fifth less than men the same age, and over half of young women have faced discrimination in the workplace, yet 39% of Britons think that things have gone far enough according to a Kings College International Women’s Day survey. We know that there is clearly still work to be done in helping women to thive.
“In the last two years, we have helped over 2,000 young women in the UK to prosper via our partnership with the Young Women’s Trust. The campaign will continue to raise awareness of the critical barriers that women still face today, specifically in gender gap pay and equality in the workplace, through in-store retail activity and marketing initiatives.”
