Gender Equality
Sixteen advocacy demands and a career simulator for women
Yaren Cevik runs SheCan, a youth-led ecosystem for women and girls that is already active through its website, talks in Luxembourg schools and 16 advocacy demands on systemic gender inequalities.
Sixteen advocacy demands. That is one of the things SheCan has produced so far, each addressing a systemic gender inequality, and the group is developing an advisory board alongside them. Yaren Cevik, of the University of Luxembourg, runs it.
SheCan is a youth-led ecosystem supporting women and girls to access confidence, knowledge, leadership skills, and opportunity. It combines a digital platform, community programs and advocacy. "Many women are not limited by ability, but by lack of access to information, support systems, and safe spaces," she says.
“SheCan began with a simple belief: empowerment should not depend on where you come from, what language you speak, or what opportunities you have been given. I want to turn that belief into a community where women can access the tools, confidence, and support to shape their own futures.”
Yaren Cevik
The work rests on four pillars. A digital blog on women's rights, mental health, leadership, career guidance and lived experiences. AI-powered tools, such as a career simulator and a skill recognition system, that help women "translate life experience into professional value." Health and wellbeing resources, including anonymous access to reliable information on mental health, reproductive health and physical health. And intergenerational and community initiatives like "Grandmothers in the Kitchen & Handcrafts," mentorship programs and workshops, and student support spaces.
The belief came from her gap year and her IB years, when she volunteered in women's shelters and community centres. The women she met there had, she says, limited access to language, and to networks and opportunities. "These encounters shaped my understanding of empowerment as something that must be accessible, continuous, and systemically supported," she says.
Today SheCan is active through its website, its social media content, public speaking in Luxembourg schools and at events, and early partnerships with youth organisations. The advisory board is still being put together.