fourth year the campaign has further developed some of the existing projects and launched new initiatives: Pembrokeshire Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and The is an online space that includes details of Transgender (LGBT) Group public appointments in Wales, profiles of We met with a LGBT youth inspirational women, informative blog entries group based in Pembrokeshire and details of upcoming events of interest. It to develop better contacts and has significantly increased its social media give the young people an opportunity to take part in the presence, becoming one of the leading voices consultation. in the debate on gender equality in Wales. The portal is run in partnership with Women Inspirational Traveller Making a Difference, a third sector Dimension Flintshire – organisation which encourages and supports We have been working with a women to become active citizens. The portal group of traveller young can be seen at: people. The young people took part in a workshop on is ‘What The aims to providing women from across the National Assembly for Wales with intensive personal development Wales?’. The young people also spent time looking at what and skills training, one to one mentoring issues they face as travellers in support and role shadowing opportunities at a their local community. As an senior level. The scheme is being delivered on outcome for this, they have invited their Assembly behalf of the Assembly by Chwarae Teg and Members to meet with them to Cardiff Business School. discuss their concerns. The was formed in January 2014 with the aim to seek, particularly from parliaments around the world, and impart best practice on how to increase women’s parliamentary representation. It was chaired by the Presiding Officer and made up of one member from each political party represented at the Assembly. Following several internal meetings and contributions from field experts, the caucus launched its report and recommendations in March 2015. The Presiding Officer is now widely recognised as a leading voice in the debate on gender equality in Wales and has been invited to speak on the theme of equal representation both nationally and internationally. She has addressed many audiences including the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Canadian Parliament, Race Council Cymru and a group of women visiting the Assembly as part of the Active Citizen programme led by the British Council.
fourth year the campaign has further developed some of the existing projects and launched new initiatives: The is an online space that includes details of public appointments in Wales, profiles of inspirational women, informative blog entries and details of upcoming events of interest. It has significantly increased its social media presence, becoming one of the leading voices in the debate on gender equality in Wales. The portal is run in partnership with Women Making a Difference, a third sector organisation which encourages and supports women to become active citizens. The portal can be seen at: The aims to providing women from across Wales with intensive personal development and skills training, one to one mentoring support and role shadowing opportunities at a senior level. The scheme is being delivered on behalf of the Assembly by Chwarae Teg and Cardiff Business School. The was formed in January 2014 with the aim to seek, particularly from parliaments around the world, and impart best practice on how to increase women’s parliamentary representation. It was chaired by the Presiding Officer and made up of one member from each political party represented at the Assembly. Following several internal meetings and contributions from field experts, the caucus launched its report and recommendations in March 2015. Pembrokeshire Lesbian, Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Group We met with a LGBT youth group based in Pembrokeshire to develop better contacts and give the young people an opportunity to take part in the consultation. Inspirational Traveller Dimension – Flintshire We have been working with a group of traveller young people. The young people took part in a workshop on ‘What is the National Assembly for Wales?’. The young people also spent time looking at what issues they face as travellers in their local community. As an outcome for this, they have invited their Assembly Members to meet with them to discuss their concerns. The Presiding Officer is now widely recognised as a leading voice in the debate on gender equality in Wales and has been invited to speak on the theme of equal representation both nationally and internationally. She has addressed many audiences including the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Canadian Parliament, Race Council Cymru and a group of women visiting the Assembly as part of the Active Citizen programme led by the British Council.