{"id":36419,"date":"2019-03-26T17:31:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-26T17:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=36419"},"modified":"2019-03-26T17:31:26","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T17:31:26","slug":"women-urged-to-become-future-political-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/26\/women-urged-to-become-future-political-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Women urged to become future political leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_36425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36425\" style=\"width: 1998px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36425\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190326_135602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1998\" height=\"1499\" 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190326_135602-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1998px) 100vw, 1998px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36425\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190326_135602.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1998\" height=\"1499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190326_135602.jpg 1998w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190326_135602-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190326_135602-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190326_135602-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190326_135602-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190326_135602-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190326_135602-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190326_135602-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1998px) 100vw, 1998px\" \/><\/noscript> Leanne Wood AM and Suzy Davies AM speaking to tomorrow&#8217;s leaders<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nYOUNG Welsh women were inspired by Assembly Members\u00a0today to think about a career in politics.<br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">An event run by women\u2019s charity\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chwarae<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Teg<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0called\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">LeadHerShip<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, brought 21 women from across Wales together with the Assembly Members whose decisions shape their country.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Throughout the day, they got the chance to see a day in the life of an Assembly Member, attend First Minister\u2019s Questions and take part in a discussion similar to a debates in the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Senedd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Polly Winn, 24,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">organised<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the event, she said: \u201cThe aim is to encourage young women to raise their aspirations and consider future leadership positions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt gives them an insight into what it\u2019s actually like for an elected representative and demystifies leadership.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cTraditionally politics has been male dominated, with old\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">boys<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0networks that help them into political life.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We want to give women those same opportunities<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, we have a saying \u2013 you can\u2019t be what you can\u2019t see.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0last year, a lot of the AMs gave the women a chance to shadow them in their constituency offices afterwards<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">organisers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, 100 per cent of last year\u2019s participants said they would recommend the event to other women.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36426\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-36426 size-small-grid-size\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190326_112307_1-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36426 size-small-grid-size\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190326_112307_1-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/noscript> The group being welcomed to the Senedd<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Female representation in the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Senedd<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is 47 per cent, higher than Westminster\u2019s 32 per cent.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIn Wales it\u2019s really varied between local and national,&#8221; said Polly.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The National Assembly do really well,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at the moment<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0we have 47 per cent female representation, but that\u2019s through accident rather than design<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Labour<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0are propping up gender representation, more than 50 per cent of their AMs are women, but the political problem is much wider.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOnly 18 per cent of council leaders are female, for example.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chwarae<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Teg<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0also run a similar\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">LeadHerShip<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0project where women get the opportunity to shadow council leaders.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">LeadHerShip<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0was sponsored by former Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who took part in the debate.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">She was asked how she deals with the kind of online abuse that women\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in particular receive<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">She said: \u201cIf someone resorts to sexual harassment then I think they\u2019ve already lost the political argument.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThey don\u2019t want to hear what you\u2019ve got to say, sometimes you\u2019ve just got to tell them to jog on.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nia Diamond is 19, from Cardiff and took part in today\u2019s event.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">She said: \u201cIt was inspiring to meet AMs who are women and find out how they got here &#8211; and to get an opportunity to speak in the chamber.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt has inspired me in the sense that this event shows you how many things in daily life are political.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cYou can work in politics but also business or with charities like\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chwarae<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Teg<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to get involved in politics.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kathryn Frings, 17, from Mold said: \u201cI have always been really interested in politics and have wondered how it all works.<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt was really good, mainly just for the experience of being here and seeing what politicians actually do.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ellen Weller, 17, from Cardiff said: \u201cIt\u2019s eye opening being able to get a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">first hand<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0experience of what I want to do in the future.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI have always been interested in politics and today has made me think about the future and whether I could be an AM or even PM.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is the second year that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chwarae<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Teg<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0have run this campaign for women aged 16 to 22 and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">will be running it next year as well.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">More information can be found on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chwarae<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Teg\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0website:\u00a0https:\/\/chwaraeteg.com\/<\/span><span 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