Exclusion of Men

Speaking about university women's liberation groups Alison Laurie said that as long as they continued to hold their meetings in the university buildings, they would be handicapped. At present, for example, there is one factory worker and no Maoris, Polynesians or Asians belonging to the VUW group. This is a problem common to most women's liberation groups. The solution to this problem of course is to have a Women's Liberation House where women from all walks of life can meet.

Another common problem is the decision to include or exclude men at meetings. Alison is definitely against including men because she thinks many women become reticent in front of men and address their comments to the men in the room as if asking for approval. Besides, men often become committee members and it is not desirable to have men liberating women. In Denmark there is a men's liberation group working separately.