We are looking for two new trustees to join our dynamic and supportive board. Following our annual review of the current board of trustees we have identified particular skills gaps in Legal, Commercial and Fundraising. We are also South Wales-centric and would like to have trustees from elsewhere in Wales. We would particularly welcome Black, […]
Read MoreA new report on Senedd reform recommends that increasing the size of the Senedd should go hand in hand with increasing its diversity. WEN Wales welcomes the recommendations around diversity made by the Committee on Senedd Reform and calls on political parties to adopt the recommendations in full. We particularly welcome: The expressed desire for […]
Read MoreThe publication of the Women of Covid list, as Chwarae Teg and Welsh Women’s Aid have both acknowledged, was unacceptable. WEN Wales is committed to working with the sector to tackle racism in all its forms. All white lists and panels are not and have never been acceptable and must not be tolerated. In consultation […]
Read MoreToday we wrote to Welsh party leaders, calling for Equal Power, Equal Voice, ahead of the 2021 Senedd elections and the 2022 Local Government elections: 5th August 2020 Dear Welsh Party Leaders, Re: Equal Power, Equal Voice: gender parity and equal, diverse representation in Welsh political institutions We are a coalition of 4 organisations calling […]
Read MoreThis month WEN Wales held our latest WEN Café online event on the theme of women’s caring responsibilities during the Covid-19 crisis. We were joined by two panellists – Carina White from Dope Black Mums, and equal parenting campaigner Sarah Rees. Women have taken on more caring responsibilities in the home since this crisis has […]
Read MoreToday marks the seventh annual World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. This day was earmarked by the UN in 2014, with the intention of placing a spotlight on the nature of human trafficking, as well as acknowledging its victims and the protection of their rights. What is ‘modern slavery’? Human trafficking – often also referred […]
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