"To be able to continue operating as the Women's Institute - a legally recognised women's organisation and charity - we must act in accordance with the Supreme Court's judgment and restrict formal membership to biological women only."
""offer monthly opportunities for all people, including transgender women""
""extremely painful""
The Women's Institute updated its membership policy to accept applicants only on the basis of biological sex and confirmed that formal membership will exclude trans women from April 2026. The decision follows a Supreme Court ruling that defined womanhood by biological sex and prompted related guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission on gender‑exclusive spaces. The organisation stated a continued belief that trans women are women and plans to create a national network of sisterhood groups to offer monthly opportunities for all people, including transgender women. The CEO acknowledged the decision will be extremely painful and said alternatives were being sought.
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