Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales is delighted to announce the appointment of new Chief Executive Officer, Anna Brown. Anna brings 20 years of cross-sector experience spanning UK charity leadership, international development, and finance. She previously served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Bristol-based social justice charity Talking Money, and arrives with a clear commitment to […]
Read MoreAs the first legislature to achieve gender balance in 2003, the Senedd has been a trailblazer for women’s representation globally. However, women currently account for just 43% of its members. Following the withdrawal of the Senedd Cymru (Electoral Candidate Lists) Bill, there is a risk that the next Senedd could have the lowest level of […]
Read MoreWEN Wales and Wales Women’s Budget Group respond to yesterday’s Budget announcement by the Welsh Government. Yesterday, the Welsh Government published its Final Budget 2026-27, the last Budget of the Sixth Senedd. Following the UK Autumn Budget and a budget agreement with Plaid Cymru, the Final Budget allocated £27.5 billion – £400million of new investment […]
Read MoreWomen’s organisations from across the four nations of the UK have come together to call on the UK Government to enact Section 106 of the Equality Act 2010, a provision that could transform transparency and equality in political representation. Section 106 gives UK ministers the power to require political parties to collect and publish anonymised […]
Read MoreWales Women’s Budget Group and WEN Wales warn that 2% inflationary uplifts fall short and urge the Welsh Government to use remaining unallocated funding to protect women and public services in Wales. Today’s detailed Draft Budget outlines the Welsh Government’s draft spending plans for 2026-27. As a ‘business as usual’ budget, it restates last year’s […]
Read MoreA Welsh charity is calling for a simplified and expanded childcare system, with universal provision for all children. A new report, published today by Wales’ leading gender equality charity Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales, recommends that the next Welsh Government should invest in building a flexible, streamlined system that would reduce poverty, promote child development, […]
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