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Join our online Green Career Masterclasses

April 18, 2020

Are you feeling worried about your future? Are you sitting at home bored wondering what to do now this summer? In our new Green Career online masterclass we explore opportunities for young women who are interested in helping to create healthy, happy and green careers, communities and planet. Who are they aimed at? All young women, aged 16-24, who want to learn how they can be part of the solution. UK schools and universities are closed and our whole society…

Embracing the uncertainty

April 18, 2020

Traci Lewis

Hellie Painter – a second year student at Exeter Uni – shares 7 ways in which she has been embracing the uncertainty caused by COVID-19. Hellie is now back at her parents home near Bath during the lockdown. She is currently wondering what to do next now that her internships have been cancelled and her final Study Abroad year is now also uncertain. The coronavirus pandemic has already caused so much uncertainty and anxiety across the world. Uncertainty around our…

Self-Love in the Time of Coronavirus

March 24, 2020

Traci Lewis

Taryn Everdeen share’s her experiences of the coronavirus outbreak this year and the coping strategies she has put in place to deal with it. Well, there’s no denying it: we are living in very strange times. Everything feels more than a little surreal. The UK has finally pretty much gone into lock down. I first heard about the novel coronavirus at the end of January, when one of my Facebook friends who was living in a neighbouring province of Wuhan…

What I Learnt at the Catalyst Bootcamp

March 22, 2020

Traci Lewis

My name is Lauren and I’m 17 years old. I live in a small coastal town in West Wales called Aberystwyth, where I’m currently studying at Coleg Ceredigion doing an extended diploma in media as well as an A level in Biology through the open college. My hobbies are sewing and playing the guitar. What would your dream job be? My dream job is to work within the criminal justice system to support children and teenagers to prevent them from…

New Meet-up Hosts Clara & Hannah

March 20, 2020

Traci Lewis

This month we welcome Clara and Hannah as new hosts of the Bristol Young Women’s Catalyst Meet-up. Given the current pandemic this month’s Meet-up will be virtual. So you are invited to join them by zoom* at 5.30pm on Tuesday 24th March. RSVP here and to get the zoom link The theme is ‘Stay Connected’ to reflect the changes in people’s priorities during these times of self-isolation, physical distancing and uncertainty. We hope you can join us in this relaxed,…

Gender Equality is Key to Fighting Climate Change

February 21, 2020

Traci Lewis

A national climate emergency has been declared by the UK Parliament and the 2020s have been described as the “decade of action to repair the Earth.” In the lead up to IWD 2020, Catalyse Change founders Jenna and Traci, take a look at where the UK is in terms of gender equality and why it is imperative in addressing climate change. There is still work to do to achieve gender equality Gender inequality is evident all around us in just…

Mya-Rose: Teenage Birdwatcher & Activist

February 19, 2020

Traci Lewis

Our catalyst voice this month is Mya-Rose who took part in our 2019 Catalyst Bootcamp and Mentoring programme. She is already having an amazing 2020, having just been awarded an honorary doctorate from Bristol University, the youngest person ever to receive this, in recognition of her work for racial inclusion and equality in nature and the environment. “My name is Mya-Rose Craig, I am 17 years old and live in the Chew Valley just south of Bristol. I am currently…

So do we have Gender Equality Yet?

February 13, 2020

Traci Lewis

Would you like to join us to debate & celebrate #EachforEqual – the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD2020) – with lots of badass women who are working to make our workplaces, society and environment more equal? As we’re putting on a fab party at Triodos Foundation on 4th March to celebrate #IWD2020 with amazing women from across Bristol. That includes you too! We will hear from a diverse range of local female changemakers, all blazing a trail…