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Interest Groups Online Groups

This is a participatory discussion group. The next meetings will run from October to December 2025, with 6 sessions meeting on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month. 

Each session, a topic that is relevant to women's lives today, is discussed together. Some of that time may be in break-out rooms.

This series covers;

  • Medical misogyny;
  • Unequal treatment of women in the justice system;
  • Feminist Allies – UK organisations redefining positive, woman-friendly, masculinity;
  • Purse strings – the struggle for women's financial equality and independence;
  • Tend & Befriend – exploring how women react in emergency situations;
  • Equality or Liberation – different feminist theories in the Women's Movement.

When

1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm (6 sessions)

Group Size & Availability

Minimum 10, Maximum 14.

Waiting List

How to join

You can join this group, or the waiting list, via the Beacon Members Portal. To join a group you must first subscribe to Interest Groups Online. This is separate to a local u3a membership. 

If you would be interested in helping to lead a group around this subject or any other, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

Interest Group Online members can contact the group leader via the Beacon Members Portal. Non-members should contact the Interest Groups Online team by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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