One in five young women 'feel less safe'

Almost 20 per cent of young women feel less safe since the COVID-19 pandemic, a study has found. (AAP)

One in five young Australian women feel less safe alone at night than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey has found.

The Plan International Australia report, released on Thursday, found only five per cent of women aged between 18 and 24 felt safer in places like streets, train stations and parks.