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WI Sisterhood

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littlebillie · 29/06/2021 20:21

Of all the inspiration women that they could have put on the front cover of their magazine Hmm

WI Sisterhood
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Zeugma · 30/06/2021 08:00

The final straw was a meeting where a drag queen was going to come and give us makeup lessons. What?! No thanks. And he charged a high fee too.

Christ. They really must think women are idiots. How incredibly depressing this is.

toffeebutterpopcorn · 30/06/2021 07:21

Well that nice. It does of course mean that it will make other members feel unwelcome.

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TrainedByCats · 29/06/2021 23:01

@MrsJamin

Do they think by doing this they are appealing to younger women? As they have totally missed the point!
This feels like it’s going to put off far more current and potential members than it’s going to attract.
JellyfishandShells · 29/06/2021 22:46

It was a really long, gushing article , quoting Stonewall ‘research’ . I usually hang onto my copy for a while but there was barely anything else in it and it quickly went into the recycling.

hennybeans · 29/06/2021 21:21

I discontinued my membership in April.

It was partly that I felt the WI in general didn't respect women's time. For example, we'd do a tombola at the local fair where each member would donate a mug full of "treats". The whole committee would spend a few days organising and wrapping them, then another day at the fair, sell the mugs off for £1 each, make £60, take£10 of for the cellophane and ribbon and be chuffed to bits to have raised £50. What a waste of time! Not to mention it always cost me a fiver to buy a cheap mug and some little things for inside as I don't have spare bits like that at home. And chances are all these mugs will end up donated to a charity shop. Nobody in the committee saw my point so I left it eventually.

The final straw was a meeting where a drag queen was going to come and give us makeup lessons. What?! No thanks. And he charged a high fee too.

We also had a meeting where a pole dancer led an "exercise" session. Nope, nope.

AnoymousCoward · 29/06/2021 21:20

I think someone needs to found a religion, just for women (because it's legal to segregate for religious purposes)...

MrsJamin · 29/06/2021 21:00

Do they think by doing this they are appealing to younger women? As they have totally missed the point!

FemaleAndLearning · 29/06/2021 20:58

Perhaps a list of organisations who understand the word woman would be shorter to compile.

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AssassinatedBeauty · 29/06/2021 20:38

I don't understand why Petra is hiding behind a tree...

It's useful when organisations make their position on sex and gender clear like this. I find it odd that the WI restrict membership on sex on the one hand, by not allowing men to join, but include people with a male body but a self identified feminine gender identity to join. Interestingly their national policy on equality and diversity talks at length about transwomen and non-binary people but doesn't mention transmen at all.

Gottalife · 29/06/2021 20:30

Fair enough.

OffYouGoNow · 29/06/2021 20:29

But it’s then not a ‘sisterhood’... or have I missed something obvious...?