I'm proud of my achievements. I was a young jobless single mum with a mathematical mind so wanted to be an accountant. I had an aptitude test which said I'd be a good journalist. Friends laughed at me when I told them & it put fire in my belly. Whatever happens next I made it

Dolly incarcerated in the Moor Hospital Lancaster for having an illegitimate child in her early teens she never left, from the exhibition Life goes on @saltsmill For the history & background of this inhuman treatment read The undesirables by Sarah Wise

I love making her proud! Thanks for getting me where I am today. Hannah Blakemore 🌹❤️

Judith Gates was pregnant at 16, became a head teacher at 29 (youngest in the country), went on to become an expert in education, and is doing amazing work educating about CTE…

Prymface Privileged to be quoted on your X. Read the book No-Brainer, about our work in Head Safe Football. I quote my lifelong mantra, created when I was only 16 and being ‘blamed and shamed’ THAT WHICH DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONG. NIETZSCHE. Good wishes to all strong young mums.

“As a child of young parents, and experiencing firsthand the stigma attached, I was always interested in understanding the obsession the British media and politicians had with this group of individuals, while never interacting with them firsthand." buff.ly/3xkHRXh

Just over 23yrs ago, eldest was born. Being young mum was tough, however last Labour gov gave us opportunity to thrive. She’s just voted for her mum to be next MP for Bolsover; to be part of Labour gov that once again delivers transformational change. I couldn’t be more proud🌹

@GoldCaro It really is quite something - she's amazing. (And honestly judging by most of the women I've known who where teen mums, they are the people I'd most want running the country.)

It’s great to see a former teen mum become the Deputy Prime Minister but don’t think she’s risen ‘despite’ being a teen mum. She was rising *when* she was a teen mum and then continued to rise *because* she was a teen mum! 💪💪💪

The Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP Angela Rayner has been appointed Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities @luhc. She will also be Deputy Prime Minister. #Reshuffle

JUST RELEASED: our new briefing revealing the brutal impact of child removal proceedings on women experiencing multiple disadvantage. Commissioned by Greater Manchester Combined Authority, it offers crucial suggestions for local change, and a snapshot of the national picture. buff.ly/4cTF7zc

The full interview with Labour MP Natalie Fleet on the statutory rape that she was subjected to, when she was 15, after being groomed by an older man. #Newsnight

For the teen mums 💪💪💪

Thank you Joeli for everything! You listened to young mums and amplified our voices 💪💪💪

“While any woman can face workplace discrimination for being a mother, it is single parents, parents with disabled children, black and brown parents, and young parents who are disproportionately affected”

This week, we’re working with Mental Health Foundation to spotlight the mental health needs of mums aged 25 and under Follow for stats, honest conversations, and solutions to ensure young mums get the support they need and deserve. 💜 #CreatingConnections #YoungMumsMatter #YoungMumsMH

As the week draws to a close, we want to underline the importance of listening to young mums. We thank Jayde, Raiye, and all the women from Mental Health Foundation's Young Mums Connect programme for sharing their lived experiences with us. #CreatingConnections #YoungMumsMatter #YoungMumsMH

Razor Marone I remember all through the 90s the concern about teenage pregnancies being "these ungrateful slags are jumping the housing ladder" without a single voice of "these girls are almost invariably by definition being abused" being raised once

Large numbers of teen pregnancies are fathered by adult men, this was so normalised in the 90s when teen pregnancies were at their highest and the only condemnation I remember seeing in the media, or socially, was for the teen mothers. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_p…