Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales | Triniaeth Deg i Fenywod Cymru
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Read FTWW’s latest news and opinion about women’s health equality and beyond below….
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UK Government’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for Endometriosis Launches Ground-breaking Report
Yesterday (October 20th) marked a significant day for endometriosis patients across the UK. Westminster Government's All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Endometriosis launched its report into the experiences of the 1 in 10 affected, a report which...
Endometriosis debated in the Senedd
[:en]On October 14th, FTWW was delighted to see endometriosis debated in the Senedd and to be approached to provide crucial data for those leading it. Jenny Rathbone MS, Chair of the Cross-Party Group for Women's Health, proposed that the Senedd should: Recognise the...
FTWW is now a Registered Charity!
Up until now, FTWW has been a formally constituted not-for-profit organisation, registered with Community and Voluntary Support Conwy, and a member of the Wales Council for Voluntary Action. We're still those things but can now add registered charity to our...
FTWW Contributes to Westminster Government’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for Endometriosis
For those not in the know, the UK Government has been conducting an inquiry into endometriosis care across the UK. Whilst health in Wales has been devolved to the Welsh Parliament, Endometriosis UK, the secretariat to the APPG, was keen to hear about the impact of...
FTWW Writes to the Welsh Government to get Menstrual Wellbeing on the School Curriculum
The new Education Department Bill introduced in July will see schools in Wales prepare for the biggest change in education for generations. The new curriculum replaces traditional academic subjects with six new Areas of Learning Experience (AoLEs). At present,...
Periods aren’t a Choice for Most Pupils in Wales: Period Education can’t be Optional Either
In Wales, we’re still in a form of Covid-19 lockdown but, gradually, people are starting to consider a return to normal life: work, socialising, going to school…But what about the one in five girls whose periods mean that going to school isn’t easy, Covid-19 or not?...
FTWW Publishes Latest Blog Explaining Why Menstrual Education Should be Compulsory in Wales
FTWW and Endo UK's campaign for periods to be a mandatory topic on the new school curriculum for Wales continues to heat up. A petition to Welsh Parliament has been closed without success and media interest has increased as a result. Read our take on how, 'Periods...
FTWW Submits Crucial Report to Welsh Government
This week has seen FTWW submit its latest patient-led report on the impact of Covid-19 on women's health in Wales to Welsh Government's Health, Social Care & Sport Committee. The Committee is currently conducting an inquiry into the Covid-19 outbreak, and its...
FTWW Introduces New Chair and publishes Emergency Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Women’s Health in Wales
In the same week as WEN Wales launches its Feminist Scorecard for 2020, including several recommendations for women’s health which we initiated and fully support, FTWW is publishing its emergency report into ‘The Impact of Covid-19 on Women’s Health in Wales’. The...
WEN (Women’s Equality Network) Wales Launches Feminist Scorecard for 2020 and FTWW’s Priorities for Women’s Health are Included
We're delighted to lend our support to all of the recommendations in WEN's 2020 Feminist Scorecard, an initiative which aims to alert Welsh Government to the issues it needs to remedy as it seeks to become a 'Feminist Government'. In particular, we're pleased to...
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