PAN ISLANDS CONFERENCE May 2016 Amelia John Deputy Director, Fairer Futures Welsh Government Thursday 19 May

Women in Wales Only 25% of all jobs in Wales have gender balance 75% of women in professional occupations work in Health and Education (Parken et.al. 2014) Men hold nearly 2/3rds of all full time jobs in Wales and Senior Management jobs Women in 80% of all part time jobs 43% of women work part time - an issue of low pay £7,847 (annual median) Full time work remains correlated to higher graded jobs/progression

Learning from other research Bevan Foundation Report: Women, Work and the Recession in Wales Feb 2013 Women are continuing to lose jobs Women in occupations at the bottom of the labour market have borne the brunt of job losses Chwarae Teg Report: A study of women’s roles in the Welsh workforce April 2013 Inequality outside the workplace continues to shape inequality within Affordable and accessible childcare needs to be more available

Opportunities presented by devolution in Wales Government commitment to Equality Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 Public Sector Equality Duty Improvements to the Budget process & impact assessments Budget Advisory Group for Equality

Advancing Equality Legal Duties – Welsh Specific Duties a real driver Equality Impact Assessment – encourage policy makers to involve people as policy is being developed Equality Objectives

Advancing Gender Equality Strategic Equality Plan Improving skills for women / STEM Equality & Inclusion Grant Funding - WENWales European Social Fund –Agile Nation –WAVE

The Money – Draft Budget 2013 – Introduced the Equality Impact Assessment of the Draft Budget Draft Budget – Strategic Integrated Impact Assessment Equality Children’s Rights Sustainable Development Socio-economic disadvantage Tackling Poverty Welsh Language Committee scrutiny