What we’re about
This is a group for anyone who would consider themselves or have an interest in feminism and the feminist movement. Whether you're an active campaigner or an armchair supporter of the cause, I would like to gather a group of like minded gals who will get together to campaign, read about, discuss and learn about the history & the theory of the feminist movement and the status of women in modern life, in a fun & relaxed manner (bra burning optional!)
I'm Beth, I'm 31, a designer and a proud feminist. I'm a perfectly ordinary person, not an extremist or an activist, just a young woman who sees the expectations and forced behaviour of many of the women and girls currently in popular culture with dismay and sadness, and would like to find a group of women with whom I can relay and discuss this, as well as actively campaigning or petitioning for women's rights and social changes. The word feminist has negative connotations, so it would be nice to be part of a group that proves the concept is not just about the mysogynistic memes and slurs, but full of women who want to celebrate who & what they are, not being conditioned to feel that they'll never be as thin or as pretty or as cool as the male gaze expectations.
I think as a whole the sisterhood is facing a break down, the way we have been conditioned to look at & judge one another as enemies to be competed with rather than allies and friends is as much womens' responsibility as it is social representations and male expectations to challenge. If together we can create at least one group where everyone feels welcome, valued and know they won't get the "look up and down" when they walk into the room, we are making the female world a slightly happier place.
As long as they are open, willing to discussion and debate anything and everything it is to be a woman, any woman, cis or trans, is welcome to join & expand the sisterhood beyond one person looking for discussions, change and new friends along the way!
'Overall women in our society are forgetting the value and power of sisterhood. Renewed feminist movements must once again raise the banner high to proclaim anew "Sisterhood is powerful." ' - bell hooks