Female only housing and reaction to it

I wish there was female only housing near me. the only rooms i can find are in squalid little flats, mostly advertised by east asian men as "suitable for single female" you go to look at the places (Why I continue to do this i have no idea as its awful) and they leer at you and you just know it would bea bad situation. anything that not highly questionable is shockingly expensive.

I thourghly approve of a female only building. For women born as females thanks. No penisis over the age of 18..

And that makes every woman the same? Yawn.

I think it's just prioritising women, not banning men or boys. It'll start out predominately women and then will dilute gradually a little over time. Any change in the rentals will prioritise women candidates. No ban on partners or sons and sons will be able to take over tenancies on the passing of their mothers if they are eligible.
It's pretty sensible and the balance will always remain predominantly female due to the prioritisation of females when units become available.

I can see this started off as a great idea but then the ‘yes, but what about…’ started and it got diluted down.
male partners - yes
male adult children of owners - yes
and obviously, TW.

It’s a just another block of flats.

And this was while you were living in women-only accommodation? If not, it's not relevant. A

I don’t think it’s a particularly well-reasoned idea to have a large and very visible block of housing which more or less advertises the presence of vulnerable women, many with poor boundaries and who are receiving support to work through them (as some of the flats will be allocated move-on accommodation for women leaving shelters) somewhere where plenty of men in the area can take advantage of that - though I suppose it must have been a key consideration to have gotten this far in decision-making.

It doesn’t sound that stupid to those of us who were bullied by other teenage girls as teenagers.

Nothing to do with the sisterhood, it’s marketed as female only housing. It’s not free, subsidised or cheap, there’s no reason for someone to move in with boys and then moan about not being allowed when they are adult men, much less be “concerned” by it.
They don’t have to live there.

Just make sure those boys don’t put on a dress. It’s at this time, that they immediately become a threat. Apparently. They will then be unable to go anywhere.

Here we go.

I’m sorry that the patriarchy has done such a number on you that your internalised misogyny is this strong. This is not the reality of the vast majority of women and girls only environments. I work in a strongly feminist all women office - it is the most supportive, wonderful environment I have ever been in. My daughter goes to a strongly feminist all girls school. She and her friends are happy, supportive and uncompetitive. These places have lifted us up and I feel sad for you that you have not experienced it.

I think this would only work for single women- bunch of studio / 1 bed flats. There would need to security on the door so only women enter. In principle I don’t see why that is a problem and seems like a great idea. If it involves children and partners etc then no point.

So all women with sons will be excluded? Up the sisterhood 🙄

Surely that’s only the responsibility/ fault of their mother who has chosen to live in female accommodation though?

You sound beyond stupid. Nothing like women shitting on other women. Who needs men to do it?

As others have said I’d be concerned about women with boys - I have two teenage sons, would I suddenly be made homeless? Good idea in practice but very tricky to do in reality.

Surely it should just be like getting a pet dog. If you want one, you have to move out 💁
Obviously having to move out when a son turns 12 would be a hassle, but people move house all the time and it's not like they wouldn't have time to plan.

Unless another block is built for young singles, I suppose. Desperate shortage of truly affordable housing for that demographic.

Short of building a convent, there’s no way that women only accommodation will be any such thing.

I’d be concerned for male children, too. 18 is really too young for them to be striking out alone (most couldn’t afford to, anyway, especially in London).

I like the idea in theory, anything that gives an alternative to shacking up with the next abusive make to escape temporary housing is a good thing.
But the reality, especially with adult children not being able to afford move out is probably too difficult to solve without an equivalent block to move on to when boys reach 18 or a partner wants to move in.

Women will soon start moving men in and having FWB’s over etc so it won’t be a female only environment if that’s what is trying to be achieved

It's in the article. They live there which makes a bit of a mockery of it.

Never mind the teenaged boys, life will be hell once all those teenaged girls start engaging in no-holds-barred WhatApp/Snap/TikTok based bullying of one another with no distractions from said boys.

The reality of this is its not what the vast majority of women want. For all the problems the patriarchy causes, most women want men in their lives: sons, partners, fathers.

If the council genuinely creates a 100% male-free housing block I seriously doubt they would find enough women wanting to live there.

I don't want this way forward myself, I don't think segregation is the answer.