Category: Newyddion

Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women begins the 16 Days of Activism, which ends on December 10th with Human Rights Day. During these 16 days, people all over the world unite to raise awareness and campaign about ending gender-based violence, The […]

Welsh Women’s Aid is launching its biggest campaign to-date to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace, and we want to hear from as many people across Wales as possible. Our survey aims to gather insight on sexual harassment and how Covid-19 has impacted women’s experiences of this in the workplace. You can access the survey […]

This year, the theme is Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect. The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is a time to galvanise action to end violence against women and girls around the world. It begins on November 25th with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and ends on December 10th with […]

“This survey of rape survivors tells us that not only are they denied justice, but they feel actively re-victimised by the criminal justice system. If survivors of this deeply damaging and highly prevalent crime are to feel “…the state is on their side” the government’s end to end rape review must produce radical cultural transformation […]

The Welsh Government have today announced that a circuit breaker lockdown will  be brought in for Wales from 6pm on Friday 23rd October 2020.  A circuit breaker involves bringing in a series of restrictive measures from Friday 23rd October until Monday 9th November, to try to regain control over the growing numbers of Covid-19 cases […]

Welsh Women’s Aid would like to extend an enormous thank you to our American supporter Heather, whose stunning depictions of Aziraphale’s library from Good Omen’s have raised a huge £1,080 for our organisation. Working as a writer and theatre designer, Heather was in the midst of a project when the Covid pandemic hit America. She […]

Welsh comedian and writer Kiri Pritchard-McLean is donating 20% of the profits from her third full-length show to Welsh Women’s Aid. Kiri’s show “Victim, Complex” was first filmed at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe. It received rave reviews, including this from The Independent. You can read more about the show and support Kiri and Welsh Women’s […]

From today (14/09/2020) face coverings are compulsory in indoor spaces in Wales. Although we would strongly urge everyone to try to wear face coverings to protect themselves and those around them, we know that wearing face masks can be triggering and anxiety inducing for survivors. Survivors should not feel guilt or shame in their decision […]

A half-marathon. Thirteen-point-one miles. Twenty-one-point-one kilometres. About twenty-one thousand steps. However you describe it, it sounds like a long way, especially for someone who, until the age of thirty-five, would proudly announce that she wouldn’t even run for a bus. I had been a sporty kid – gymnastics, netball, hockey – but the idea of […]

Welsh Women’s Aid would like to thank Women Connect First and all who have responded for taking the time to rightly point out this fundamental issue with the Women of Covid 19 list. It is not the responsibility of women of colour to educate white women on racism and exclusion- this is entirely on us, […]

Alongside the Covid 19 pandemic runs a shadow pandemic[1] of violence against women and girls. During the lockdown period, contact with Wales’ national helpline Live Fear Free rose by up to 49%, call time trebled with those making contact often reporting more frequent abuse with shorter escalation periods. Visits to the Live Fear Free website […]

Statistics released by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) yesterday (July 30th, 2020) show the lowest number of rape prosecutions in Wales and England on record. The issues Although between 2019-2020 there was a noted increase in the number of rapes reported to the police (more than 55,000), there were just 2,102 prosecutions and 1,439 convictions.[1] […]

On the 3rd of March 2020, the UK Government reintroduced the Domestic Abuse Bill. The Covid-19 pandemic and the rise of violence alongside it, has only exacerbated the flaws and failings in systems and highlighted the demographics of the population (such as those with insecure immigration status and the LGBTQI+ community) who are not receiving […]

Women’s Aid England, Welsh Women’s Aid and Respect warmly welcome the publication of the Ministry of Justice panel’s report on assessing risk of harm to children and parents in private law children cases. The report recommends a fundamental reform of the child arrangements programme to protect child survivors of domestic abuse, and the charities call […]

Together with over 25 other organisations across the UK, we have created an accessible safety and wellbeing resource for survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and other forms of gender based violence. The resource outlines some key numbers, contacts and spaces for support. Remember that you are an expert in your own situation and only […]

If you were First Minister of Wales, what is the one thing you would do to eradicate violence against women and girls? This was the closing question posed to the panel at last week’s WEN Wales Café, a panel of which included Welsh Women’s Aid CEO Sara Kirkpatrick. Sara said that she would treat violence […]