Women in Wales will "have to wait decades" for gender equality unless the country tackles the issue with more urgency, a leading charity has said. Chwarae Teg has published its annual State of the Nation report, which examines what progress Wales is making towards becoming a truly gender equal nation.
It also released a five-year review, which tracks any trends since the first State of the Nation report was published in 2019. Following the release of the publications, Natasha Davies, Policy and Research Lead at Chwarae Teg - which means 'fair play' in Welsh - said it was "extremely disappointing" to see "such marginal change" in the span of five years.
“In many areas we have not moved at all and in others we have backtracked," she said. "If our current pace is maintained, women in Wales are going to have to wait decades for true equality. For women from an ethnic minority, disabled, or on low incomes, the wait will be even longer."
