On 3 December 2025 the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) released a statement informing members “we can no longer offer formal membership to transgender women”. The tone of the statement was hand wringing and used dramatic language. The NFWI said the decision was with the “utmost regret and sadness” members might find the decision … Continue reading The Back Lash Begins
Updates from Our Blog
WDI Meets WID!
On 3rd June we were invite to talk to the Women's Declaration International, due to personal safety concerns the video was taken down from YouTube. We have published the transcript below and you can access the slides here: Thank you Jo, Zanne, Bernadette and all the WDI team and to all the attendees for giving … Continue reading WDI Meets WID!
What’s In a Name?
Quite a lot we think! We as a group we are quite new. There are some women who had a lot of foresight and have been campaigning and working behind the scenes for years, others are 'newly' peaked. This movement started as 1 member and a co-opted helper and has subsequently grown. Landing on the … Continue reading What’s In a Name?
Changing Language
We have included this article to explain our changing language, and to bring attention to the elephant in the room. We are group of activist WI members, from a mixture of backgrounds, however, this does not mean we haven't researched and double checked our resources, and made sure they are reliable. It does mean sometimes … Continue reading Changing Language
Women's Institute Declaration 