What’s going on?
Read FTWW’s latest news and opinion about women’s health equality and beyond below….
To view all events, please visit our calendar here
ME Voices Wales – save the date!
Join us online! The first online event to explore ways that people affected by ME in can have a louder voice in Wales is scheduled for Tuesday 13 May at 11 am. If you can’t make that, there will be another chance to join in on Friday 16 May at 6pm. Details of how to...
ME Voices Wales – have your say!
How can people with ME in Wales have a louder voice? Who do we want to listen to us? What changes do we want to see take place? How can we find out about things that affect us? ME Voices Wales is an exciting new project to bring people together so we can listen to...
Join FTWW to Illustrate & Raise Awareness of Women’s Health Experiences!
Thanks to support from both the National Lottery and the Rosa Fund for Women & Girls, FTWW and our friends at Cardiff University will be hosting two workshops on Drawing Out Long-Term Health Issues. Open to women and people registered female at birth living or...
FTWW Public Statement on Welfare Reform Proposals, March 2025
As a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) FTWW understands and shares concerns being expressed by many disabled people and our community regarding recent proposals for welfare reform in the UK. FTWW was founded in 2014 because of the additional barriers disabled and...
First Minister commits to establishing specialist endometriosis services for Endometriosis care in Wales
“We recognise the difficulties women face in accessing specialist services for health conditions, particularly surgery for...
Ramadan Resources
We would like to wish Muslims across Wales and beyond Ramadan Mubarak (a blessed Ramadan). As a disabled people's organisation (DPO), we send our warm regards and well wishes to all those who are Disabled and / or chronically ill across the globe and who are observing...
Endometriosis: Invite your MS to meet us at The Senedd
March is Endometriosis Action Month, and – alongside our friends at Endometriosis UK – we will be hosting two events that focus on the economic and human costs of living with the condition; as well as the impact on all aspects of life for those living with...
FTWW Statement on the NHS Wales 10-year Women’s Health Plan
We are delighted to be sharing this statement at such an exciting time for women’s health in Wales as a 10-year Plan is launched by the Welsh Government. Those who have followed FTWW over the ten years since our inception will know that we have long sought to raise...
Disability and Employment: Nothing About Us Without Us
by Dee Montague-Coast (FTWW Engagement Officer) Last week, I met with my (at the time of writing, only) work colleague in-person – something so normal to many, however it was the first time I’d seen her in person since November 2019 – over a year before I began...
Getting the most from your medical appointment
Back in June at the second Everywoman Festival, we delivered a workshop called 'Getting the most from your medical appointment', in partnership with FTWW's PMDD Volunteer Champion, Laura Teare-Jones. We wanted to make sure it was made available to all who may need it,...
ME Voices Wales – save the date!
Join us online! The first online event to explore ways that people affected by ME in can have a louder voice in Wales is scheduled for Tuesday 13 May at 11 am. If you can’t make that, there will be another chance to join in on Friday 16 May at 6pm. Details of how to...
ME Voices Wales – have your say!
How can people with ME in Wales have a louder voice? Who do we want to listen to us? What changes do we want to see take place? How can we find out about things that affect us? ME Voices Wales is an exciting new project to bring people together so we can listen to...
Join FTWW to Illustrate & Raise Awareness of Women’s Health Experiences!
Thanks to support from both the National Lottery and the Rosa Fund for Women & Girls, FTWW and our friends at Cardiff University will be hosting two workshops on Drawing Out Long-Term Health Issues. Open to women and people registered female at birth living or...
FTWW Public Statement on Welfare Reform Proposals, March 2025
As a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) FTWW understands and shares concerns being expressed by many disabled people and our community regarding recent proposals for welfare reform in the UK. FTWW was founded in 2014 because of the additional barriers disabled and...
First Minister commits to establishing specialist endometriosis services for Endometriosis care in Wales
“We recognise the difficulties women face in accessing specialist services for health conditions, particularly surgery for...
Ramadan Resources
We would like to wish Muslims across Wales and beyond Ramadan Mubarak (a blessed Ramadan). As a disabled people's organisation (DPO), we send our warm regards and well wishes to all those who are Disabled and / or chronically ill across the globe and who are observing...
Endometriosis: Invite your MS to meet us at The Senedd
March is Endometriosis Action Month, and – alongside our friends at Endometriosis UK – we will be hosting two events that focus on the economic and human costs of living with the condition; as well as the impact on all aspects of life for those living with...
FTWW Statement on the NHS Wales 10-year Women’s Health Plan
We are delighted to be sharing this statement at such an exciting time for women’s health in Wales as a 10-year Plan is launched by the Welsh Government. Those who have followed FTWW over the ten years since our inception will know that we have long sought to raise...
Sam Skelton
We are very sad to share the news that valued FTWW member, Sam Skelton (pictured), very sadly passed away on 18th July. Sam was many wonderful things to so many people, but we’d like to share a bit more about the Sam we got to know. She was a very good friend of “the...
Your Chance to Learn More about Menopause in the Workplace!
[:en] We are delighted that FTWW Menopause Champions, Lisa and Lara, will be participating at Policy Insight Wales Menopause in the Workplace Wales Conference on April 24th at the Cardiff Marriott. They will be discussing topics like the importance of workplace...
Disability and Employment: Nothing About Us Without Us
by Dee Montague-Coast (FTWW Engagement Officer) Last week, I met with my (at the time of writing, only) work colleague in-person – something so normal to many, however it was the first time I’d seen her in person since November 2019 – over a year before I began...
Getting the most from your medical appointment
Back in June at the second Everywoman Festival, we delivered a workshop called 'Getting the most from your medical appointment', in partnership with FTWW's PMDD Volunteer Champion, Laura Teare-Jones. We wanted to make sure it was made available to all who may need it,...
What’s Wales got to do with it? Why the UK General Election Really Matters for Women’s Health Equality – and why Welsh Voices Count
A FTWW Blog As the UK General Election fast approaches, many of FTWW’s followers might be thinking that, as the NHS is devolved in Wales, there’s little that any new government in Westminster can do to address health inequities experienced by those we support. Partly,...
Breaking the Silence on Gynaecological Cancers – and Beyond!
FTWW Statement on Senedd Health & Social Care Committee Inquiry into Gynaecological Cancers & Plenary debate (15/05/24) Breaking the Silence on Gynaecological Cancers - and Beyond! Having contributed extensively to the recent inquiry into gynaecological...
PMDD – the hidden link between hormones and mental health
Episode 11 of the Piece of Mind podcast heard from FTWW member, Becci Smart, to discuss the reality of living with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) and the research currently taking place at the NCMH that's looking to learn more to improve diagnosis and...
Female health and Endometriosis: Read our blogs for The Welsh Fabians
We were delighted to be asked to write two blogs for The Welsh Fabians, part of The Fabian Society, which is an independent left-leaning think tank and a democratic membership society with over 7,000 members. They influence political and public thinking and provide a...
Disability Pride – is disability something to be ‘proud’ of? We say, ‘yes’ – and here’s why.
Disability Pride Month was born in the USA in 1990, when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed to prevent discrimination against disabled people. It is now a global act of celebration – and an act of protest: the first Disability Pride Parade in the UK...
Every Woman Festival Recap!
We'd like to say a HUGE thank you to Julie Cornish and The Every Woman Festival team for such a fantastic event in Cardiff on Saturday! It was empowering, emotive and informative; seeing so many people coming together to discuss female health, share information and...
#EmbracingEquity in female health – Our blog for WCVA
Thanks to WCVA for featuring our International Women's Day blog, which explores the need to #EmbraceEquity in Health in Wales. FTWW's members describe many & varied barriers to accessing optimum healthcare; our aim is to raise awareness and offer solutions! Read...
Opinion: Engage Britain – Why we must be able to critique the NHS
By Dee Montague, Engagement Officer at FTWW Earlier this year, FTWW facilitated two focus groups as part of Engage Britain’s community conversations around health and social care. Our conversations were two of 101 held across Great Britain, looking to find out more...
To view all events, please visit our calendar here
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