Women Leaders in Wales Amy Kordiak
Wales and UK Wales
Wales Wales/Cymru - country in the UK, own government & English law Population of 3 million, 580,0000 Welsh speakers Industries Gender issues
Who leads Wales?
Top 3 Occupational Strata – industry sector analysis. Source: Annual Population Survey January 2008 – December Wales. NOMIS. Data Run: , extrapolated 22/07/09 (Parken and Rees 2011). TotalMenWomen Managers and Senior Officials - All industries174,600111,40062,800
Chwarae Teg Chwarae Teg/ Fair Play Founded in 1992 – now 20 years on Welsh Government aid Business Development Team and Projects Run successful networks 4 Strategic Themes
Projects New Directions Project SME Equality Project Work-life Balance Project Women’s Enterprise Wales Project ReadySETgo Project Agile Nation Project Get On With Science Project
Research & Publications Women in the Workforce Enterprise Action for Women Cytgord Sector Skills’ research STEM Men and flexible working report
Agile Nation Aims of Project Ascent Programme for women Evolve Programme for Employers
The future More senior part-time positions Increase in number of women on boards More female role models in under- represented sectors Entrepreneur programmes in schools Careers advice linked to the Labour Market
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