Posts Tagged ‘women’

WENWales: One Voice for Women in Wales

WENWales: One Voice for Women in Wales

Women’s organisations in Wales are coming together as a single body to lobby for change and recognition in policy making

An epidemic of violence

An epidemic of violence

Women in Wales suffer an appalling level of violence, and we need to keep the pressure on government at all levels to deliver safety.

Eight Wise Women of the Web

Eight Wise Women of the Web

A woman’s place is on the web. Here are eight women that stand out for their distinctive contributions

Slutwalk – not a lifestyle choice

Slutwalk – not a lifestyle choice

Today at 10am hundreds of women – and some men – are due to take part in Cardiff’s first Slutwalk. Here’s why they’re doing it

Taking the lead on equality in tough times

Taking the lead on equality in tough times

Women are being particularly hard hit by the Westminster-imposed cuts. That’s why an Assembly Government pledged to defend equality is more important than ever

The worst case scenario? Death, I’m afraid

The worst case scenario? Death, I’m afraid

This week it was revealed that UK stillbirth rates are among the highest of the world’s richest nations, but as this personal story shows, there is still too little known about a serious condition that can cause it

Don’t blow a gasket, love

Don’t blow a gasket, love

We live in an age of equality, and we all know that women can perform (or outperform) any task as well as men. But that doesn’t mean they have to like the same things – even if it invites sexist jibing

Keeping the balance right

Keeping the balance right

Women in parliament are making a difference to the political culture and to policy outcomes, says Deputy Presiding Officer Rosemary Butler AM at a Hansard Society and Welsh Assembly event on women in devolution

Over the hill

Over the hill

We live in liberated times – or do we? WalesHome editor Heledd Fychan tells a different tale

Leave the politics to us, love

Leave the politics to us, love

Continuing our International Women’s Day coverage, why doesn’t politics practice what it preaches, and could there be a better time than now to address the gender imbalance on our local authorities?

‘The only tired I was, was tired of giving in’

‘The only tired I was, was tired of giving in’

Some 99 years on from the first International Women’s Day, it is worth remembering one of the bravest and most significant women of the 20th Century, who set in motion a train of events that would ultimately lead to equality of a different kind