Posts Tagged ‘women’
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
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
A woman’s place is on the web. Here are eight women that stand out for their distinctive contributions
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
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
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
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
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
We live in liberated times – or do we? WalesHome editor Heledd Fychan tells a different tale
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’
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







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