Consultation responses and briefings

WEN Wales regularly submits consultation responses on key issues for women in Wales to the Welsh Government, UK Government and Senedd committees, ensuring that our members’ voices and women’s voices are heard by decision makers.

We also write briefings for Members of the Senedd and Members of the UK Parliament ahead of significant votes and debates.

• for the UK Parliament

  November 2023

  Consultation response: Cost of living crisis

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• for the Local Government and Housing Committee

  November 2023

  Consultation response: Elections and Elected Bodies (Wales) Bill

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• For the Reform Bill Committee

  November 2023

  Consultation response: Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill

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• for the Local Government and Housing Committee

  June 2023

  Consultation response: Diversity in Local Government

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• May 2023

  Briefing: Shared Parental Leave

  Abstract

  (Cymraeg) SPL Brief final_Cym

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• March 2023

  Consultation response: Just Transition to Net Zero Wales

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• January 2023

  Consultation response: Electoral Administration and Reform White Paper

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• November 2022

  Consultation response to the Welsh Government Draft Budget proposals for 2023-24

  Download PDF [231KB]
• with Women's Environmental Network

  October 2022

  Open Letter to Minister for Climate Change

  Abstract

  Climate Change and its Impact on Women’s Rights

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• July 2022

  Consultation Response to the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales

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• June 2022

  Briefing: Senedd debate on the report of the Special Purpose Committee on Senedd Reform

  Download PDF [241KB]
• for the Senedd's Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee

  May 2022

  Consultation response: Inquiry into the Cost of Living

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• WEN and ERS Cymru

  April 2022

  Briefing Paper: Job-sharing for Senedd members

  Abstract

  (Cymraeg) Jobshare.WenWales.Welsh Final

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• January 2022

  Briefing: Diversity Quotas

  Abstract

  (Cymraeg) DiversityQuotas.WenWales.Welsh.Final

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• for the Senedd’s Equality and Social Justice Committee

  Inquiry into Childcare and Parental Employment: Consultation response

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• In partnership with Fawcett Society, Women's Budget Group, Engender, Close the Gap, Northern Ireland Women's Budget Group

  March 2021

  Pushed to More Precarity: Wales

  Abstract

  (Cymraeg) Tuag at fwy o ansicrwydd: Cymru

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• for the Welsh Parliament Elections 2021

  November 2020

  Manifesto for Closing the Gap on gender inequality in Wales, November 2020

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• for the Committee on Senedd Electoral Reform

  May 2020

  Electing a more diverse Senedd

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• for the UK Parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee

  April 2020

  Coronavirus and the impact on people with protected characteristics

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• for the National Assembly for Wales Committee on the Assembly Electoral Reform

  March 2020

  Capacity of the Assembly

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• for Members of the Senedd (MSs)

  March 2020

  UN CEDAW Briefing: Strengthening & Embedding Women's Rights in Wales

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• Briefing: The case for quotas to deliver equal and diverse representation

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• for the National Assembly for Wales Finance Committee

  January 2020

  Impact of Variations in National & Sub-National Income Tax

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• Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee of the National Assembly for Wales

  January 2020

  Local Government & Elections (Wales) Bill

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• for Welsh Government

  January 2020

  Strategic Equality Objectives 2020-2024

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• for Welsh Government

  November 2019

  A More Equal Wales – Commencing the Socio-economic Duty

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• for the National Assembly for Wales Finance Committee

  September 2019

  Welsh Government Draft Budget Proposals for 2020-21

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• for Welsh Government

  January 2019

  Connected Communities: tackling loneliness and social isolation

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• with Chwarae Teg, Women Connect First and Welsh Women’s Aid

  Our Manifesto: Equality for Women and Girls in Wales

  Abstract

  WEN Wales, Chwarae Teg, Women Connect First and Welsh Women’s Aid published our manifesto as we have a vision of a Wales where every woman and girl is treated equally, lives safe from violence and fear and is able to fully participate in the economy.

  We want to ensure that Wales is the safest country in Europe to be a woman and that Wales is a truly feminist nation, where women and girls can flourish and actively participate in their communities. This document sets us on the path to achieve this.

  Our manifesto spells out the actions that need to happen to transform Wales into a country free from gender discrimination and ensure women’s rights are realised.

  Working together, gender equality in Wales can become a reality in our lifetimes.

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• for the National Assembly for Wales Equalities, Local Government & Communities Committee

  September 2018

  Diversity in Local Government

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• For the National Assembly for Wales’ Equality, Local Government & Communities Committee

  April 2018

  Inquiry into Pregnancy, Maternity & Work in Wales

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• Questionnaire for the Assembly Commission

  April 2018

  Creating a Parliament for Wales

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• for the National Assembly for Wales Finance Committee

  April 2018

  Welsh Government Draft Budget Proposals for 2019-20

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