The Younger Members’ Group was founded in 2020 to bring together BFWG members nationwide who are in their forties and under and offer practical career advice and a supportive peer network.

We hold monthly meetings - currently via Zoom - featuring expert speakers on topics such as leadership, workplace negotiating, and parenting. In our first year we welcomed speakers including Professor Stephanie Spencer, Professor of History of Women’s Education at the University of Winchester, Maria Collins, Divisional People Director at CBRE, HR Consultant Claire-Marine Varin, and Professor Antonella De Santo, the first female Professor of Physics at the University of Sussex. This year so far we have been joined by Susan Kigula, a Ugandan law activist who succeeded in abolishing the death penalty.

Please see the bottom of the page for information about future events.

We also offer a Buddy Scheme, which pairs Younger Members with members who are more established in their careers for informal advice and support. Being a part of BFWG connects you to a vast peer network that provides both personal support and professional connections and your membership also gives you access to worldwide connections through our sister organisation, the Younger Members Network of Graduate Women International.

As a Younger Member you receive regular bulletins tailored to you with news of members’ activities, career opportunities relevant events, and useful links and resources. In the new year we will resume regular in-person socials and study days at BFWG headquarters in London.

If you’re interested in joining, please get in touch with the Group’s Co-ordinator, Natalie Wright, at youngermembers@bfwg.org.uk.