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How can we encourage youth, particularly young women, to continue to show up, use their voices, and be increasingly engaged in decision-making at the polls and beyond?As Caro Loutfi, Executive Director at Apathy is Boring, a national non-partisan organization working to engage youth in democracy explains, the path to getting young women involved starts with – but doesn’t stop at – inviting them to participate.In this episode of Beginner Women, Loutfi and host Katharine Cornfield discuss:✔ The ways young people are influencing change in both informal and informal civic spaces.✔ The barriers young people and minorities face when it comes to democratic engagement.✔ How young people consume news, the challenge of misinformation, and its impact on democratic participation.✔ How those in positions of power and influence can encourage young women to use their voice to affect change.✔ The role institutions play to ensure that young women are given a seat at the table and are reflected in decision-making processes.For more from ambiSHEous™ and the Beginner Women Podcast, follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @ambiSHEous or receive updates straight in your inbox by subscribing to our newsletter.RECOMMENDED RESOURCESCanada 150 Hangover (Caro Loutfi at #WalrusTalks, 2018)Daniel Kemmis Bio (Wikipedia)Canadian Millennial Social Values Study (Environics and Apathy is Boring, 2017)News Consumption & Democratic Engagement (Abacus Data and Apathy is Boring, 2016)