Chwarae Teg
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Chwarae Teg - is a United Kingdom
based charity working in Wales
to support the economic development of women as well as working with businesses and organisations to develop and improve working practices.
now a minister in the Welsh Government was appointed it's first director.
In 2009 Chwarae Teg launched their latest European Social Fund
and Welsh Government sponsored project, Agile Nation (More details below)
, support the career advancement of women and contribute to a reduction in the gender pay gap.
Agile Nation is a £12.5 million project funded by the European Social Fund and the Welsh Government.
The project has two training programs Ascent (targeted at individual women) and Evolve (targeted at employers). Since their launch they've helped over 1,334 individual women and 188 businesses as of August 2011.
They cover topics such as Flexible Working and Work-life Balance, Personal Development
and Equality and Diversity
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
based charity working in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
to support the economic development of women as well as working with businesses and organisations to develop and improve working practices.
History
Chwarae Teg was launched by a consortium in 1992 in South Wales, and Jane HuttJane Hutt
Jane Hutt AM is a Welsh Labour politician and a Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government. Hutt has represented the Vale of Glamorgan constituency since the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999...
now a minister in the Welsh Government was appointed it's first director.
In 2009 Chwarae Teg launched their latest European Social Fund
European Social Fund
The European Social Fund is the European Union’s main financial instrument for supporting employment in the Member States as well as promoting economic and social cohesion. ESF spending amounts to around 10% of the EU’s total budget....
and Welsh Government sponsored project, Agile Nation (More details below)
Agile Nation
Launched in 2009 and often referred to as Chwarae Teg's Flagship project, Agile Nation aims to promte gender equalityGender equality
Gender equality is the goal of the equality of the genders, stemming from a belief in the injustice of myriad forms of gender inequality.- Concept :...
, support the career advancement of women and contribute to a reduction in the gender pay gap.
Agile Nation is a £12.5 million project funded by the European Social Fund and the Welsh Government.
The project has two training programs Ascent (targeted at individual women) and Evolve (targeted at employers). Since their launch they've helped over 1,334 individual women and 188 businesses as of August 2011.
Solutions
Chwarae Teg offers courses, seminars and workshops that deal with some of the challenges faced by businesses designed to maximise the potential of the workforce.They cover topics such as Flexible Working and Work-life Balance, Personal Development
Personal development
Personal development includes activities that improve awareness and identity, develop talents and potential, build human capital and facilitates employability, enhance quality of life and contribute to the realization of dreams and aspirations...
and Equality and Diversity
Equality and diversity (United Kingdom)
Equality and diversity is a term used in the United Kingdom to define and champion equality, diversity and human rights as defining values of society...
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Policy
Chwarae Teg's policy function monitors economic and workforce developments that impact on women and business across Wales and provides advice to academia, government and industry. This knowledge is used to identify areas where new targeted projects can be developed to address situation where women are underrepresented in the workplace.Membership
As a registered charity Chwarae Teg is a membership organisation that offers membership to individuals, business, organisations and institutions.Trustees
As of 2010 / 2011 the trustees of Chwarae Teg are:- Debbie Green, - Finance Director Coastal Housing Group Chair
- Geoff Andrews Treasurer
- Carol Bogue-Lloyd - Siemens GroupSiemensSiemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
- Leighton Jenkins - CBI Cymru
- Sandra Busby - Welsh Contact Centre Forum
- Shannon Robinson - Social Enterprise Solutions Ltd
- Sian Wilbin - PCS
- Susan Geary - Aurora Business Services
- Voirrey Manson - NHS Centre for Equality and Human RightsNational Health Service (England)The National Health Service or NHS is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. It is both the largest and oldest single-payer healthcare system in the world. It is able to function in the way that it does because it is primarily funded through the general taxation system, similar to how...
- Anna Freeman - WLGA
- Mark Seymour - Hays
Past Chief Executives
- Jane HuttJane HuttJane Hutt AM is a Welsh Labour politician and a Minister in the Welsh Assembly Government. Hutt has represented the Vale of Glamorgan constituency since the National Assembly for Wales was established in 1999...
(1992 - 1999) - Ruth Marks (1999 - 2005)
- Marcella Maxwell (2006 - 2008)
- Katy Chamberlain (2008 - Present)
Past Chairs
- Jane Jones
- Elan Closs StephensElan Closs StephensElan Closs Stephens CBE is a Welsh educator and civil servant, the Wales representative on the BBC Trust.Born in Talysarn in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd, she was educated at Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle and Somerville College, Oxford....
CBE - Gwenda Williams
- Jacky Tongue
- Debbie Green (2009 - Present)