Merched Cymru is a grassroots organisation of women in Wales working to protect and promote the rights of women and girls.
On 7 April, we wrote to all party leaders in Wales with five questions on safeguarding children, particularly girls, in our schools.
The questions were sent in response to reports about the increasing levels of sexual harassment, violence and bullying that children and young people are having to deal with. The majority of victims are girls and young women. The majority of perpetrators are male. Continue reading “Do Wales’ party leaders care about safeguarding?”
Merched Cymru wanted to ask every candidate in the Senedd election a really simple question:
Do you support women’s sex-based rights as set out in the Equality Act 2010
Please answer yes or no. If no, please explain briefly why not.
Let’s start by saying that we do think this is a simple question that candidates should be able to answer. It’s the law. Do you agree with it or not?
If not we’ll let the candidate spell out why, but basically, this one is a binary. Continue reading “Sex in the Senedd: What the candidates said – or didn’t say.”
Merched Cymru wants to ask all candidates the #SecsYnYSenedd #SexintheSenedd question:
Do you support women’s sex-based rights as set out in the Equality Act 2010? Please answer yes or no. If no, please explain briefly why not.
A ydych chi’n cefnogi hawliau menywod ar sail rhyw fel y nodir yn Neddf Cydraddoldeb 2010? Atebwch ie neu na, os gwelwch chi’n dda. Os na, esboniwch yn fyr paham.
Continue reading “Activism: Ask your candidates if they support women’s rights”
With the Senedd elections upcoming, we’ve been looking with some envy at Scotland and the Alba Party’s commitment to women’s rights:
ALBA believes women have the right to maintain their sex-based protections as set out in the Equality Act 2010. These include female only spaces such as changing rooms, hospital wards, sanitary and sleeping accommodation, refuges, hostels and prisons.
Continue reading “Senedd Elections: What the candidates say”
Merched Cymru have written a letter to each of the Senedd election candidates to ask them if they support women’s existing sex-based legal rights.
Here’s the text of the letter.
Dear Candidate
Merched Cymru is writing to you, as we are to all Senedd candidates, to ask a simple question:
Do you support women’s sex-based rights as set out in the Equality Act 2010?
Continue reading “Women’s sex-based rights: our question to the candidates”
