There have been some questions about the various safe space guidelines we set for our events. We have thought a LOT about this, and are taking into account feminist men, non-binary identified individuals, and others. Our events have a variety of boundaries regarding who can attend, for example:
-self-defined disabled women
-self-defined BME women
-all self-defined women
-self-defined women and those who have sometimes identified as women or sometimes been identified by others as women
-open
ETC
We set the boundaries as we think best for the particular event.
It is very important to have spaces for women to focus on their shared yet diverse experiences of being women. The purpose of our society is to provide self-defined women and those that sometimes experience life as a woman an alternative space that differs from the scores of male-dominated academic&artistic spaces at Cambridge. If this isn't your cup of tea, we totally understand--there are several other feminist groups that are always open to everyone and I'm sure they'd welcome more members! Feminism is great in its diversity, and there is no one-size-fits-all solution needed!
If you have any questions, please contact us, we're happy to discuss further.
-self-defined disabled women
-self-defined BME women
-all self-defined women
-self-defined women and those who have sometimes identified as women or sometimes been identified by others as women
-open
ETC
We set the boundaries as we think best for the particular event.
It is very important to have spaces for women to focus on their shared yet diverse experiences of being women. The purpose of our society is to provide self-defined women and those that sometimes experience life as a woman an alternative space that differs from the scores of male-dominated academic&artistic spaces at Cambridge. If this isn't your cup of tea, we totally understand--there are several other feminist groups that are always open to everyone and I'm sure they'd welcome more members! Feminism is great in its diversity, and there is no one-size-fits-all solution needed!
If you have any questions, please contact us, we're happy to discuss further.