My name is Maddie and I will be interning with WEN during the summer. I’m well-travelled and currently exploring intersectional feminism. I study International Development at the University of Sussex with a gender-bias. Most of my experience lies in the third sector: I’ve volunteered with Mind, helped out at a soup kitchen in Brighton, and […]
Darllen mwyHSUK Trustees – Chair of Wales National Committee Salary: This is a voluntary role. It is not accompanied by financial remuneration but travel expenses can be claimed. 8 to 12 meetings per year in Cardiff, Leicester or London, plus a board strategy weekend Home-Start UK is one of the country’s leading family support charities which […]
Darllen mwyWomen and the EU Referendum Whatever the outcome of the EU Referendum on the 23rd June 2016, it will have a significant impact on the lives of women and girls in Wales. We are therefore concerned by reports that women’s voices are being marginalised in the debates surrounding this important event. As an organisation, WEN Wales […]
Darllen mwyWomen make up just 12% of UK scientists, and a Welsh blogger is helping to bring down barriers which hold women back in the industry, with her work now spreading across Europe. Alice Gray, a science blogger from South Wales, is breaking the glass ceiling for women in STEM by raising awareness of the issues […]
Darllen mwyJune Milligan appointed EHRC Commissioner for Wales Dear Colleagues, I’m thrilled to announce that June Milligan has been appointed as our new Commissioner for Wales. June has a strong track record as a champion for equality and human rights in Wales. Her knowledge of Wales and determination to change people’s lives for the better will […]
Darllen mwyThe work of the winners of a new annual research award presented in memory of a Welsh woman who campaigned for women’s rights across the world are to be shared with the Welsh Government. Welsh Government Finance Minister Jane Hutt, who presented the first Audrey Jones Memorial Awards for Feminist Scholarship at the Wales Assembly […]
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