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WAW in Action
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Welsh Government Minister for Equalities Jane Hutt MS
thanked the panel and spoke of the important role the Wales Assembly of Women has in gathering and disseminating new post-graduate feminist research from Wales to the world through the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. |
Wales Assembly of Women is an independent campaigning NGO accredited to the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Its representatives have attended every major United Nations world conference for women since 1985. It campaigns for women's rights in Wales and the World. Membership is open to all women in Wales and to women with connections to Wales. It is funded by the membership and charity grants and receives no public money.
Mission Statement: WALES ASSEMBLY OF WOMEN
- campaigns for the advancement of equality and human rights for the women of Wales by raising awareness, stimulating discussion, advocating action
- scrutinises and responds to equality legislation at the United Nations, UK and Welsh levels of government
- provides a bridge between policy and research in Wales through the Audrey Jones Awards for Research by Women