Recommendations for women's groups

[Musomama1]

Is anyone a member of a women's group and could recommend? For all the issues being discussed on here? Or what can I actually do.

I'm still in the angry phase of all of this, I'd heard some of the hoopla with gender identity online and in the news over the years and not really had an opinion, but that's changed - literally had no idea of this new phase of mysogyny and how far it's going.

I guess I want to do something, get active in some way, hats off to the legends who went to a swimming pool wearing beards.

Thank you in advance.

Yep, check groups for security and be wary of sharing details if you have any concerns about being 'outed'. Also expect many groups to be cautious about communicating. And be careful what you share. I mean, general internet sense, but a bit extra.

Not you, OP. It's an issue women's groups have dealt with for a very long time - some people want to destroy women's rights and are prepared to lie and hurt people in the process.

It means we need to be a bit cautious.

It's a damn shame, but I suppose it's partly a demonstration of why we're here in the first place.

If you can't find a group you could try starting one. In my area a couple of women started looking for other women they could speak to openly about this without being branded transphobic nutjobs. They started with a couple they knew through work and hobbies and have recruited by personal introduction and word of mouth. Every woman who shows an interest in joining has to answer five fundamental questions. The first (I know, I'm a member) was Sex or Gender? They implemented the questions because early on a couple of women who said they were gender critical and feminists turned out to know nothing about the issues that concern us and not feminist by most definitions of the word.

We now have a list of more than 40 women and a busy What"s App group where we coordinate actions (writing campaigns, meetings with MPs etc, ribboning etc). There are a couple of meet-up opportunities every month and everyone who comes says how wonderful it is to be able to talk openly about this subject. Many of us have felt silenced and stifled for years.

That’s brilliant Pluvia. And no OP, it’s great that you’re looking, this is just one more example of women having to go underground because of men who hate us.

Don’t take it personally if you have to go through rather detailed security checks.

sounds brilliant, Pluvia. That's exactly how this movement has grown - real grassroots work. And we've learned how to avoid being targeted.