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A campaign group has criticised the Welsh Government , claiming it gives more than 77 times as much money to organisations dealing mainly with women’s issues than to those which deal mainly with men’s issues.

Funding details disclosed to FNF Both Parents Matter (FNFBPM) , a charity based in Wales that supports parents and grandparents facing child contact problems, suggest that women’s groups get £3.16 for every woman in Wales, while men’s groups get just 4p for every man in Wales, said the charity.

FNFBPM national manager Paul Apreda said: “We warmly applaud the Welsh Government’s funding of important services that support women who face a number of disadvantages in society.

"Many of the organisations that receive funding, such as Women’s Equality Network, Bawso [which supports victims of domestic and other abuse in ethnic minority communities] and others do tremendous work to tackle inequalities faced by women.

“However, the only funding received by organisations primarily or exclusively supporting men’s issues was Safer Wales for the Dyn Project supporting male victims of domestic violence.

"We are currently unable to signpost the hundreds of men who come to our charity as victims of abuse to the Dyn Project because Safer Wales uses a ‘screening’ assessment with men to determine whether they feel they are ‘genuine’ victims.

"We understand that Safer Wales doesn’t adopt a similar approach with women who access its other services.”

Mr Apreda said the Welsh Government had just announced a new funding programme – the Equalities and Inclusion Grant – to support a representative body for gender issues to act as a guardian of equality and fairness.

However, he said, the grant of £120,000 per year will ask organisations to ensure that women’s equality issues are advanced across a wide range of areas: including at least four events to mark International Women’s Day in March, but none to promote International Men’s Day in November.

Mr Apreda said: “The subject of International Men’s day 2016 will be men’s suicide. In Wales the shocking statistics show that more than 75% of people who kill themselves are men, yet there is no gender specific funding to tackle this problem.

"It would appear that as far as the Welsh Government is concerned everyone is equal, but some appear to be more equal than others.”

A Welsh Government spokesman said: “These figures have been taken out of context. Many of the organisations cited in this list also support men’s issues. Welsh Women’s Aid, for example, receives funding from us to deliver the Live Fear Free helpline – a 24 hour help and advice service for both men and women.”