Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, thousands of migrant families have found themselves struggling to make ends meet, thrusting the UK Government’s No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) rule into the spotlight. Although NRPF is failing to provide a safety net to families facing job and income losses caused by Coronavirus, the negative impacts of the policy […]
Read More“There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep and still be counted as warriors.” Adrienne Rich As someone who has experienced burn-out and trauma as a result of my twenty years of work on women’s rights issues in both domestic and international contexts, I have had to learn the hard […]
Read MoreWEN Wales is recruiting for a dynamic & committed Engagement & Communications Officer (Part-Time) to join our supportive team This brand-new role is about communicating the fantastic ground-breaking work that WEN does and transforming it into engaging, exciting and eye-catching content, that helps us deliver the change we need to see, to make Wales a […]
Read MoreDespite the COVID-19 restrictions, our 2020 Mentoring Scheme is well underway, online for the interim. We are also delighted to share the results of our 2019 Mentoring Scheme. Angharad Watson writes about her first WEN Mentoring Experience: Like all events this spring, the launch of the 2020 WEN Mentoring Scheme happened amid the coronavirus lockdown, […]
Read MoreDr. Jane Dickson shares some of the main concerns around Women’s Health during the Corona Virus pandemic and urges women still to present to A and E or the GP if they have health difficulties during this period I was delighted to be invited to be a speaker at the WEN Café on […]
Read MoreWomen’s equality charity WEN Wales has published its second feminist scorecard with Oxfam Cymru as both charities warn the coronavirus outbreak could stall progress on making Wales fairer for women. The Feminist Scorecard 2020 covers six key policy areas and charts Welsh Government’s progress since 2019 towards achieving equality for women and girls. Over the […]
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