Debbie Shaffer, CEO, Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales (FTWW) writes about the recent Menopause Summit: It was with some trepidation we embarked upon creating the first-ever Menopause Summit for Wales, giving a platform for 51% of the Welsh population to have their voices heard. Would a Summit be the right forum for women […]
Read MoreWEN Wales are delighted to announce the appointment of our new Chair, Sarah Powell. Sarah is CEO of Sport Wales where she has steered the organisation through a period of significant change and growth, leading a national conversation into developing a new vision and strategy for sport in Wales. A champion for diversity, she has […]
Read MoreWith Brexit still an insecure subject, there is an uncertainty growing within many communities and groups across the UK, with many residents becoming worried about their positions. Notably, several campaigners and charities have raised concerns about how women in particular are set to be hurt by possible Brexit outcomes. For example, the Women’s Budget Group […]
Read MoreBackstage at the temporarily branded St Davina’s hall in Cardiff city centre (more commonly known as St David’s Hall), comedian Suzi Ruffell describes what it is like being on stage in front of a Guilty Feminist audience: “You won’t find a lovelier crowd”, she assures us, “they want to hear about the great work that […]
Read MoreWales’ first feminist scorecard is to be launched today Saturday 13 April 2019 at the Welsh Labour conference in Llandudno. Published by the Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales and Oxfam Cymru, Feminist Scorecard 2019 covers 6 key policy areas and charts Welsh Government’s progress towards achieving equality for women and girls. The scorecard uses a […]
Read MoreToday we launch the outcomes of last year’s mentoring scheme designed to get more women into public and political life. Only 19 Welsh MPs, since 1918, have been women. Only 18% of Council Leaders in Wales are women. Despite the National Assembly for Wales being the first Parliament worldwide to achieve gender parity in 2006, […]
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