The UK government has just released its eighth periodic CEDAW report setting out an assessment of progress against its commitments in the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The convention was adopted in 1979 by the UN general Assembly and is often described as an international bill of […]
Read MoreIt has been said that history is written by the victors. But we also know that history is predominantly written by the rich, the powerful, and mainly, by men. This is borne out by the ongoing Wikipedia controversy where the vast majority of its writers, or editors, are ‘young, college-educated males’ and only 8.5-16% of […]
Read MoreIt’s 51 days until we’ll all be celebrating the New Year and for women, celebrating being paid again. That’s right, it’s Equal Pay Day today, the day that effectively means women in the UK are now working for free when compared to their male counterparts. Over the last three years, the mean average Pay […]
Read MoreCatherine Fookes, Director of Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales, shares her thoughts on what needs to happen next With lurid headlines coming at us almost every day regarding behaviour of men in both Westminster and now the Welsh Assembly you can’t switch on the radio or TV without hearing about what our response should […]
Read MoreHalloween: the time of year when you might spot ghosts and ghouls doing their weekly shop in the supermarket. But did you know that Halloween originated from Celtic origins? Both the Gaelic and Welsh people in medieval times saw their original folk beliefs mix with Christian faith and this time of year marked the end […]
Read MoreWEN Wales is delighted to announce the appointment of Catherine Fookes as Director. Catherine joins the Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales from the Organic Trade Board where she was Campaign Director. Whilst at the Organic Trade Board Catherine trebled the membership of the organisation and bought in funding of £10m to grow the sector. Catherine […]
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