English: I'd like to pay tribute to women in my constituency, the Vale of Glamorgan, who are affected by pension inequality and pledge again today to continue to support them, and welcome them here today in the gallery. I was very pleased to host a meeting in Barry last year, at the Highlight Park Community Centre, and support campaigners like Kay Ann Clarke, who brought women together to learn more about the campaign and the impact of these unfair changes - changes that are adversely affecting their lives after years of working and caring responsibility. Now, Kay Clarke has raised a number of points with the Secretary of State for Wales regarding his message on International Women's Day, when this issue was raised locally and nationally. In her message, Kay said to the Secretary of State: 'You stated that there are now 44,000 more women in work in Wales than there were in 2010, and that the UK Government is making significant strides in delivering the changes and creating the conditions required for women from all walks of life who want their horizons broadened and aspirations lifted. Can I suggest to you that a vast number of these women are, in fact, being forced to remain in employment due to the goalposts being unjustly changed by the Government in respect of their state pension age? You also mentioned that, right across Wales, men and women alike will take part in impressive programmes of rallies, concerts, workshops, conferences and performances to send out the message that continued awareness and action is required to ensure that women's equality is gained and maintained in all aspects of life. The aforementioned rallies to which you refer were primarily organised to protest to the Government about the unfair treatment of women with regard to state pension changes. You will be aware that WASPI had arranged one of these rallies, and after finding out on social media about this rally, many organisations joined us in the city centre to inform the public about the gross injustice inflicted on the 1950s-born women. Although they had many commitments on that day, a large number of politicians came to speak at our rally.'
Welsh: Hoffwn dalu teyrnged i fenywod yn fy etholaeth, Bro Morgannwg, yr effeithir arnynt gan anghydraddoldeb pensiwn, ac ymrwymo eto heddiw i barhau i'w cefnogi, a'u croesawu yma heddiw yn yr oriel. Roeddwn yn falch iawn o gynnal cyfarfod yn y Barri y llynedd, yng Nghanolfan Gymunedol Highlight Park, a chefnogi ymgyrchwyr fel Kay Ann Clarke, a ddaeth â menywod at ei gilydd i ddysgu mwy am yr ymgyrch ac effaith y newidiadau annheg hyn - newidiadau sy'n effeithio'n andwyol ar eu bywydau ar ôl blynyddoedd o gyfrifoldebau gofalu a gweithio. Nawr, mae Kay Clarke wedi tynnu sylw Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru at nifer o bwyntiau'n ymwneud â'i neges ar Ddiwrnod Rhyngwladol y Menywod, pan godwyd y mater hwn yn lleol ac yn genedlaethol. Yn ei neges, dywedodd Kay wrth yr Ysgrifennydd Gwladol: Fe ddywedoch fod 44,000 yn rhagor o fenywod mewn gwaith yng Nghymru bellach nag a oedd yn 2010, a bod Llywodraeth y DU yn gwneud camau breision yn sicrhau'r newidiadau a chreu'r amodau sy'n ofynnol i fenywod o bob cefndir sydd am ehangu eu gorwelion a gwella'u huchelgais. A gaf fi awgrymu wrthych fod nifer helaeth o'r menywod hyn mewn gwirionedd yn cael eu gorfodi i barhau i weithio am fod y Llywodraeth wedi symud y pyst gôl mewn perthynas ag oedran pensiwn y wladwriaeth? Fe sonioch chi hefyd y bydd dynion a menywod fel ei gilydd ym mhob rhan o Gymru yn cymryd rhan mewn rhaglenni trawiadol o ralïau, cyngherddau, gweithdai, cynadleddau a pherfformiadau i gyfleu'r neges fod angen cynnal ymwybyddiaeth a gweithgarwch i sicrhau bod cydraddoldeb menywod yn cael ei ennill a'i gynnal ym mhob agwedd ar fywyd. Trefnwyd y ralïau y cyfeirioch chi atynt yn bennaf i brotestio wrth y Llywodraeth am y modd annheg y caiff menywod eu trin mewn perthynas â newidiadau i bensiwn y wladwriaeth. Fe fyddwch yn ymwybodol fod WASPI wedi trefnu un o'r ralïau hyn, ac ar ôl clywed am y rali hon ar y cyfryngau cymdeithasol, ymunodd llawer o sefydliadau â ni yng nghanol y ddinas i roi gwybod i'r cyhoedd am yr anghyfiawnder mawr a ddioddefodd y menywod a aned yn y 1950au. Er bod ganddynt nifer o ymrwymiadau ar y diwrnod hwnnw, daeth nifer fawr o wleidyddion i siarad yn ein rali.