{"id":23324,"date":"2019-03-08T11:59:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T11:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=23324"},"modified":"2019-03-08T11:59:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T11:59:21","slug":"international-womens-day-in-south-wales-latest-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/international-womens-day-in-south-wales-latest-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women&#039;s Day in South Wales: Latest updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s International Women&#8217;s today, and throughout Cardiff there are a host of events to celebrate.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll be attending the Women&#8217;s Strike, and exploring the challenges women in Wales face today.<br \/>\nStay with us here through the day, for full update coverage.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>4pm-Our reporter Sian Price attended #Balance for Better event organised by UNISON and Velindre University NHS Trust<\/h3>\n<p>The day long event at Coleg y Cymoedd in Nantgarw was attended by various women&#8217;s charities and organisations.<br \/>\nIt included a panel of guest speakers who were challenging the narrative of women in Wales, as well as workshops and stalls with various organisations calling for gender parity in Wales.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23348\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23348 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-03-08-at-15.50.53-1-525x394.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23348 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-03-08-at-15.50.53-1-525x394.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" \/><\/noscript> The morning&#8217;s panel at the #BalanceforBetter event<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23349\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23349\" src=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-03-08-at-15.50.53-525x394.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-23349\" src=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-03-08-at-15.50.53-525x394.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" \/><\/noscript> Some of the attendees at the #BalanceforBetter event<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>3pm- Our reporter Megan Davies, joins Welsh AM Leanne Wood at Trinity Church Cardiff.<\/h3>\n<p>She wishes a happy women&#8217;s day, to women all around the world.<br \/>\nThe event encouraged female refuges, to raise their voices in the community and to become involved in local politics.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy International Women\u2019s day from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeanneWood?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LeanneWood<\/a>. Our reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megandaviesnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@megandaviesnews<\/a> joins her at a women\u2019s day event, with the refugee council. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomensDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomensDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomensDay2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomensDay2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e7JIrm4h78\">pic.twitter.com\/e7JIrm4h78<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cardiff Broadcast (@BroadcastCJS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BroadcastCJS\/status\/1104033065389748227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>1pm &#8211; Sophie Howe, Future Generation Commissioner for Wales introduces paid leave for domestic abuse victims.<\/h3>\n<p>Venice Fielding from Women&#8217;s aid Cardiff said the policy was needed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sophiehowe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sophiehowe<\/a> has introduced paid domestic abuse leave for victims. Venice Fielding from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cardiffwaid?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@cardiffwaid<\/a> says that the policy is needed. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomensDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomensDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomensDay2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomensDay2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d6Ngj14Jhh\">pic.twitter.com\/d6Ngj14Jhh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cardiff Broadcast (@BroadcastCJS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BroadcastCJS\/status\/1103994793334636549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>12am &#8211;\u00a0 Things haven&#8217;t improved much for women in the last 40 years.<\/h3>\n<p>Tina Reece, Head of Engagement at Women&#8217;s Aid says things aren&#8217;t much better for women today than forty years ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do we still need an international women&#39;s day in 2019? Tina Reece, from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womensaid?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@womensaid<\/a> says we do. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWomensDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InternationalWomensDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nh5CEq6ZzM\">pic.twitter.com\/nh5CEq6ZzM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cardiff Broadcast (@BroadcastCJS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BroadcastCJS\/status\/1103965872111210496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s International Women&#8217;s today, and throughout Cardiff there are a host of events to celebrate. We&#8217;ll be attending the Women&#8217;s Strike, and exploring the challenges women in Wales face today. Stay with us here through the day, for full update coverage. &nbsp; 4pm-Our reporter Sian Price attended #Balance for Better event organised by UNISON and Velindre University NHS Trust The day long event at Coleg y Cymoedd in Nantgarw was attended by various women&#8217;s charities and organisations. 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