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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 19.02.15 Welsh Women’s Aid Welcomes UK Joint Committee on Human Rights Report Findings on Failings Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls in the UK Click here for the full report

Women and girls suffer disproportionately from domestic abuse, sexual violence, rape, stalking and harassment, forced marriage, so called ‘honour’ based violence, female genital mutilation, prostitution, trafficking/slavery and pornography. These violence against women crime types are internationally recognised as a violation of women’s human rights and as a significant cause and consequence of gender inequality. Women […]

Valentine’s Day: Just Another Day of Domestic Abuse in Wales   On Valentine’s Day last year, 1548 women and children were supported by local domestic abuse services in Wales, an increase of 20% in the number of women and 14% in children and young people compared with the previous year. Around 50,000 women in Wales […]

For a copy of the full response please click here, but here is a list of the recommendations made by Welsh Women’s Aid; Summary of Recommendations Need for explicit connection being made in the strategy between child poverty, women’s poverty and how this can be exacerbated by experiences of domestic abuse; Prevention of violence against […]

Today [Wednesday 28.01.15] the Supreme Court has given judgment in the case of Michael and others v. Chief Constable of South Wales Police and Chief Constable of Gwent Police. This is a landmark case dealing with fatal domestic violence against women and police accountability. Welsh Women’s Aid intervened in the Supreme Court in support of […]

Women’s Aid England and Wales issue statement on ‘Delilah’ Fri, 12th Dec 14 Eleri Butler, CEO of Welsh Women’s Aid and Polly Neate, CEO of Women’s Aid Federation of Engand said: “We ask the Welsh Rugby Union not to actively promote singing the song ‘Delilah’ as many people sing this song and don’t realise what […]

Welsh Women’s Aid: A Day in the Life Director of Operations Gill Owens Every day in this role is different.  Since joining Welsh Women’s Aid in June 2014, originally to manage the business and support its staff during the period between Chief Executive Officers , that being Paula Hardy leaving us in the spring and […]

Dear past! Thank you for all of life’s lessons you’ve given me. Dear future, I’m ready now. Anonymous

Welsh Women’s Aid, A Day in the Life Refuge Co-ordinator By Joanne Hammond My role as refuge co-ordinator is a diverse role which incorporates both planned and unplanned tasks and responsibilities. Over the last five years working in refuge I can truthfully say there are no two days that are ever the same. On walking […]

Why do some women get battered into submission? What makes a pretty face and a fist have a collision? Is it a sign of the times, or the easy way out? No room to talk only room to fight and shout. Hiding in a sanctuary, like a frightened fox in a hole, Leaving their home […]

Welsh Women’s Aid, A Day in the Life Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) I work as an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) supporting women and men who are at high risk of domestic violence.  IDVA work closely with a range of agencies including the police, children and adult services, legal services and criminal justice agencies […]

I met my partner just before my 14th birthday. It felt so special in the beginning and I can remember the overwhelming feeling of being in love with someone who was totally smitten by me! My partner was 2 years older than me. He had left school, so during lunch we would meet. He would […]

Welsh Women’s Aid, A Day in the Life Children & Young People Services Development Coordinator. By Christina Parker As part of Children Matter, I cover the South Wales Valleys Region, which includes: Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Powys and Neath Port Talbot. My main responsibilities are to design, develop and deliver the S.T.A.R suite of […]

This Town I’m just trying to get by in this town, I think I’m going to die in this town, I think people want to know me, But they just want to own me. I won’t be used like that, I don’t care if I break my back, When they try to pull me down, […]