Every year, approximately 2,000 women seeking asylum are detained in the UK, 77 to 85 per cent of whom are victims of gender-based violence, including rape, domestic violence, female genital mutilation (FGM), physical and emotional abuse and forced prostitution or... Read More
Debbie Shaffer, CEO, Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales (FTWW) writes about the recent Menopause Summit: It was with some trepidation we embarked upon creating the first-ever Menopause Summit for Wales, giving a platform for 51% of the Welsh population to have... Read More
With Brexit still an insecure subject, there is an uncertainty growing within many communities and groups across the UK, with many residents becoming worried about their positions. Notably, several campaigners and charities have raised concerns about how women in... Read More
Backstage at the temporarily branded St Davina’s hall in Cardiff city centre (more commonly known as St David’s Hall), comedian Suzi Ruffell describes what it is like being on stage in front of a Guilty Feminist audience: “You won’t find a lovelier crowd”,... Read More
Four years ago when I was in my early sixties I joined a political party for the first time in my life. It was in March 2015 and while watching the political reporting on the TV I felt compelled to be more active in politics because I feared that my life values and... Read More
Fay Jones, a spokesperson for TV Licensing in Wales explains: Issues around gender equality are consistently in the media spotlight, but many people may not be aware of the action being taken by TV Licensing to tackle gender disparity in prosecutions.The Government’s... Read More
Hilarie Owen is a successful director, author, strategist, founder and Chief Executive of the Institute of Leadership. In her blog she talks about her new book weLEAD: The route map for women leaders and inclusive organisations and the launch is on March in Cardiff,... Read More
Gwendolyn Sterk, Public Affairs Manager, at Welsh Women’s Aid writes about the Times Up movement in Wales. Time's Up on inaction - we need to create the changes now! On January 2018 the international Time’s Up movement was launched as a unified call for change... Read More
Skills for Life was a project run by Oxfam Cymru from March 2017 to March 2018 which helped enable women in Cardiff to gain the skills and confidence they need to progress into decent work. With a particular focus on Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women,... Read More
We had the pleasure of welcoming Helen Molyneux, of the Institute of Welsh Affairs at our recent AGM. During her insightful talk, she spoke about people often wanting her top tips for Business success. But with many women being overlooked in the workplace, "we don't need... Read More
