The below letter was submitted to the National Federation of Women’s Institutes on 30 May 2023.

It highlights the concerns surrounding the 2023 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) policy and its Glossary. We have archived these policies on our website, but you can access the most up to date one from the WI website.

Letter

Annex A – critique of the 2023 EDI policy.

Annex B – critique of the glossary.

Annex C – additional terms for inclusion into the policy.

As per our other letters this has been redacted to protect members.

You can read the full reply here. We look forward to seeing the Glossary updates.