Wales Women’s Rights Manifesto for the 2026 Senedd elections

In exactly one year from now, we will be heading to the polls in Wales for the 2026 Senedd elections. To mark the countdown, the Gender Network has published its Wales Women’s Rights Manifesto and calls on all political parties to put gender equality at the heart of the next Senedd election.

The Gender Network is a policy forum of 80 third sector representatives, activists and academics fighting for women’s rights in Wales, administered by WEN Wales. Drawing on our policy expertise and the work we developed individually and jointly across the third sector, we have identified six key areas where decisive action is needed most – both on devolved matters and through ensuring our concerns are heard and addressed at the UK level. Read the manifesto here.

We call upon the next Welsh Government to put women’s rights and gender equality at the heart of its work by committing to these actions:

• Enshrine women’s rights in Welsh law
• End economic inequalities
• Confront the care crisis
• Prevent gender-based violence and support survivors
• Provide timely access to healthcare
• Make the new Senedd a place for women

Disclaimer: This manifesto was produced by the Gender Network, a policy forum of 80 third sector representatives, activists and academics administered by Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales. Although it has been produced collaboratively in consultation with all members, membership in the Gender Network does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of every single policy position in this document.