Dr Mair Hopkin explains why life expectancy and mental wellbeing is poorer in deprived communities and why having the same health services across Wales won’t address these issues.
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Dr Mair Hopkin explains why life expectancy and mental wellbeing is poorer in deprived communities and why having the same health services across Wales won’t address these issues.
Looking through the lens of Covid-19, Chisomo Phiri outlines what the latest statistics about women in Wales mean for gender equality.
Rachel Cable outlines how Covid-19 has exacerbated existing inequalities and what Wales must do to ensure the future is different.
Wales’ lack of journalistic resource is structural injustice, writes Dylan Moore
Unpaid carers are barely supported in Wales and it’s time they’re protected from the injustice of poverty, argues Rachel Cable.
Jack Sargeant MS and Lydia Godden outline why reforming the welfare system is a crucial part of halting violence towards women.
The institution’s code of conduct could be updated to include a new principle promoting anti-discriminatory attitudes and behaviours, argues Dr Arun Midha.
The experiences of disabled people in Wales shows that lockdown hasn’t affected us all in the same way, writes Grace Quantock.
The Institute of Welsh Affairs is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Alison Wride, Leena Farhat, Sarah Prescott and Shereen Williams to the Board of the IWA.