Wording help for mens and womens sessions

[jellybeanteaparty]

Hi
I am involved in an event with various sessions for children, teens,families etc We want to do a session for men followed by one for women so parents can tag team with childcare.

Attendees have requested sessions for men and women. How do I best approach any wording? I want to be inclusive but also offer what has been requested which is probably a stereotypical male and female group with beer for men and a fruit based drink for the ladies!!

Would something like *this session is a space to discuss and explore commonly expressed experience of Dads/men including: not always being the main care giver , being the strong one, not sharing feelings outside of family. Any adult member can attend this session if this relates to you

Or do I have a footnote with * other than age restrictions members can attend any session on the programme.

Any wisdom and suggested wording very welcome

I am a woman but I drink beer and would prefer beer to a 'fruit based drink for the ladies'.

In fact, I'd that is such a loaded with stereotype that I would judge your sessions as not being helpful to/directed towards me and not attend.

You're over-thinking. Just offer a dad session and a mum session. Make sure there's a wide variety of drinks/whatever on offer and don't pander to stereotypes.

Yes - one session which is inclusive of all male parents, one which is inclusive of all female parents. I'd suggest that it might be counterproductive to say 'members can attend any session on the programme. ' .... some people may be inhibited by the presence of their partner. There's probably no way to avoid that in the case of same-sex couples, but at least splitting by sex deals with the majority.

You're over-thinking. Just offer a dad session and a mum session. Make sure there's a wide variety of drinks/whatever on offer and don't pander to stereotypes.

^^ this.

Non-alcoholic alternatives should always be available for those driving.

Non-alcoholic alternatives should always be available for those driving.

And your stereotypical bloke will often want to retain the car keys more than he wants a drink.

Thanks for the comments so far. I was joking regarding the fruit based drinks for the ladies and referencing a comic whose name I forget! The sessions would follow exactly the same format. Perhaps I am overthinking it!

One session for Dads and another session for Mums, same drinks and snacks at each. If you want to be ultra right on have a third session for all parents and carers.

Also have a crèche available with DBS’d staff and a robust safeguarding policy to cater to single parents.

This could be awkward if there are any same-sex couples present. Better have a plan.

We have many sessions for all adults and although we do not offer childcare because of lack of secure space/toilet/DBs ratio,s we have a number of DBs checked medical team who know the children and who help with single mums so they can attend adult only sessions. This would be extended to the mums and dads sessions for same sex couples. Thanks for your suggestions, we will be having non alcoholic beer and wine tasting in all 3 parent sessions.