The Welsh Housing Equality Network (WHEN) is a network run by housing providers in Wales to share and promote best practice and understanding of equality in the Welsh housing sector. It is free and open to all member organisations of Tai Pawb. Meetings will be held three times per year, and will be held in different locations around Wales.
Next meeting
Dates for your diary:
- 1 July 2020 – E&D groups for staff and tenants – Monmouthshire Housing (South Wales)
- 1 October 2020 – QED: learning through experience – Clwyd Alyn (North Wales)
- 3 December 2020 – QED: learning through experience – Melin Homes (South Wales)
- 18 March 2021 – TBC – North Wales (TBC)
Details and booking forms will be sent out closer to the event.
Our most recent WHEN meetings
February 2020, Merthyr Valleys Homes, Board & Diversity
This lively WHEN event covered the role of board in Equality & Diversity, as well as diversity and representation on boards themselves.
December 2019, Tai Tarian, Data and Profiling
This WHEN meeting covered a few of the responses to the survey and something that comes up all too often – what do we do all of the equalities data that we gather? View our Padlet for information on what we discussed.
September 2019, Cartrefi Conwy, Inclusive Involvement
This WHEN included ‘Tenants at the Heart’ work, and we talked about various ways to improve diversity in involvement activities. View our Padlet for information on what we discussed.
June 2019, Tai Calon, Affordable Housing Review
We discussed the equality implications of the review that was published in June. View our Padlet for information on what we discussed.
June 2018, Menopause in the Workplace
In this WHEN meeting we discussed menopause in the workplace. It included two excellent presentations form Andrea Penny from Tai Pawb, and Lara Morris from Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales. You can read Andrea’s blog here which kick-started our work into menopause.
Policy Update – 10th April 2018 (Members only)
The group also identifies opportunities for wider engagement, improved responses to proposed policy changes and better understanding of equality amongst members.
The Network is chaired by Claire White (Cynon Taf) and Siobhan Johnson (Cartrefi Conwy). Tai Pawb provides the secretariat to the Network.
Please see the events section of our website for information on upcoming WHEN Meetings.
For further information on the WHEN network please contact info@taipawb.org or 029 2053 7630.