Charly Young MBE is Co-founder of The Girls' Network - a charity that provides 14-19 year old girls from the least-advantaged communities across England with a female mentor and a network of professional female role models. As a secondary school teacher, she saw first-hand how girls and young women were limited by their gender and background, and knew she had to do something. She left teaching, and since grew the charity from supporting just 30 girls in 2013, to over 1,400 each year in 2021.The charity has helped over 7,000 girls and young women to date, and it continues to grow. Charly has experience in scaling organisations from idea to reality, and has supported social entrepreneurs working in the education and social justice space through Teach First, the Fair Education Alliance and Expert Impact. She previously worked at the Royal Society of Arts as a researcher, was a primary school governor, and sits on the Expert Impact Alumni Board and several funding committees.