Women’s Equality Network Wales reflects on success and looks to the future Campaigning for women’s rights in Wales, calling out gender inequality, connecting women’s voices and championing inspirational women throughout Wales, the Women’s Equality Network Wales has much to celebrate. A virtual event, WEN At Ten, is planned for Tuesday 16th November and all are […]
Read MoreBy Evelyn James, Diverse5050 Campaign Manager ‘Diversity’, a word that symbolizes strength in our differences, the force of unity, growth, and development. This word has become a buzzword and a subject of concern in today’s leadership and political representation. Our society embodies people from diverse backgrounds ranging from race, language, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexuality amongst […]
Read MoreCEDAW (the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women) is an international bill of rights for women. It outlines a comprehensive set of rights of women in a variety of areas including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. CEDAW defines what discrimination against women is and what governments must […]
Read MoreWEN Wales is recruiting a full time Mentoring Project Manager to join our supportive team! The ‘Equal Power Equal Voice’ Mentoring programme is an exciting new partnership programme that has the potential to transform public life in Wales. It will recruit and mentor diverse women, BAME people, disabled people, and LGBT people to be involved […]
Read More7 out of 10 young voters across the political spectrum in Wales want to see greater investments into childcare and social care, according to research conducted by the Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales, Women’s Budget Group, Fawcett Society, Northern Ireland Women’s Budget Group, Close the Gap and Engender. 72% of 18–30-year-olds in Wales say there […]
Read Moreby Shobaa Haridas, #EndSalaryHistory Campaigner According to McKinsey, close to $8 billion is spent worldwide on diversity training per year. This includes unconscious bias training. Over the years, we have also seen executive coaches and workshops proliferate, teaching women how to better negotiate their salaries. Yet despite all these actions, the gender pay gap still stubbornly remains […]
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