I'm a guy and this'll be my only comment here but am wishing you the best! Always nice to see spaces for women.
this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2025
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Thanks mate! I'm so happy to see these supportive comments from men I didn't expect it! Really appreciated
I'm personally glad you have an iron fist approach lol
Anyone under the trans umbrella (eg non binary) is welcome
Just noticed this now and just want to say, it's very cool of you to include NB people. While I currently fall somewhere under that banner, I'm also my biggest doubter and harshest bully so I probably still wouldn't feel right participating but at least I can feel better about reading and upvoting things.
Thanks for making quite a big difference to this place, btw. Before you came along, the landscape here as far as women-centric stuff goes looked particularly bleak and gave me the impression that there had even been hostility towards any women's spaces that tried to exist here (which also means that the decision to limit participation here was the right call to start this place off).
But not just that, even just posting random inconsequential questions goes a long way to making this place more alive and friendly. Makes me realise that this place doesn't need millions of users, it just needs a few more users like you that make a noticeable splash and difference. So I hope you keep it up lol. And thanks for helping make this place worth sticking around in.
Mate that's such a kind thing to say, thanks for taking the time to write it out! It's a really good bunch here which makes it easy. And it's ok that you're not ready to post, whenever you are we're ready to chat with you ❤️
I know it says men can’t post, but does that include comments?
If we can’t comment either perhaps it would be cool for post makers to add a tag if they want male input or not.
Either way cool space and wish you all a nice time.
Thanks that's a really interesting idea! We are women only throughout including comments so please dont comment again. And hope you have a nice time too 😊
Would this be welcome too: women venting about their partners, talking about medical problems/conditions women have (even sex-related), birth control, bras and how they fit, parenthood, etc.? Just getting a feel for the place.
100% whatever women want to talk about is ok (although obviously no hating on groups, we're trans inclusive etc). Women's voices on all topics are welcome 😊
Are bra makers a group? Wouldn't mind hating on them a bit ...
do you mind men participating as long as they don't center the space on themselves, or do you not want them to participate at all?
Thanks for asking, it's really decent of you. For now it's women only (although I really value positive men like you)
I wonder if an /r/AskWomen type community would work for a place for men who wish to participate?
It's definitely worth a go... if it doesn't work out it doesn't really matter. Do you know anyone that would set one up?
of course, thank you for the kind answer 😁 hope to see things take off here
Thanks mate... feel free to spread the word!
Does this extend to reading/joining the community without posting liking etc. As well or is reading okay?
I know one can't really enforce this but I would like to respect it if you say men shouldnt be here and read.
I'm honestly blown away by you asking, it's really respectful. You're welcome to read, only if women did ask for it to be more locked down, that might change. But liking and reading is fine 🙂
Awhile ago, someone made a post listing communities targeted at women. All of the communities are now dead, since the poster listed only kbin.social communities and kbin.social went down. I did continue a community listed there at !otomegames@ani.social, but I do not know about if the other communities have been recreated on other instances. However, the reason I bring this up is because I think it might be useful to have a similar post here. Grow the Fediverse and all that.
Disclaimer: am woman
Good idea, women should support other women
Alright, went looking for active versions of the communities listed in that post.
- !girlgamers@lemmy.world exists but is very dead
- !sanrio_kawaii@lemmy.ml, but a lot of people have issues with lemmy.ml. I try to avoid it personally.
- There are several Animal Crossing communities. The most recently active one I found is: !acnh@lemmy.world. There is also !animal_crossing@lemmy.world and !animalcrossing@lemmy.world, both dead. There are a few more but with nowhere near as big a following.
- And of course, !otomegames@ani.social, active, run by me (games about romancing dudes, aimed at women, community also currently allows amare games which are romance games aimed at a more diverse audience due to how they can overlap and how tiny Fedi is for otome and amare)
I also submit some communities for interests traditionally considered feminine, though I realize not all women would participate in these and other genders participate too. All are active unless mentioned otherwise.
- !crochet@lemmy.ca
- !knitting@lemmy.world
- !lemmy_stitch@sh.itjust.works
- !bistitchual@sh.itjust.works
- !52weeksofbaking@lemmy.world is now dead and looking for someone to take it over
- !journaling@sh.itjust.works
- !infinitynikki@discuss.tchncs.de (open-world gacha game explicitly aimed at women)
- !otomeisekai@lemmy.world (manga genre aimed at women where someone gets transported from the real world into that of a stereotypical otome game—not actually a great representation of otome games, we don't have villainesses trying to get in the way of your romance usually and we aren't always in medieval fantasy settings, but still enjoyable to this otome player. Very dead, might gain some activity soon)
If women post about these things here I highly encourage them to crosspost to the hobby community too. I am definitely not the only woman who isn't following this community. I don't plan to engage here aside from these two comments. (Nothing against you or other women, I don't hold "there is no patriarchy" beliefs, but this community does allow discussion on more depressing topics than I want to engage with on my online funtime, such as patriarchy and probably sexism.) I hope this proves a fruitful and fun place for the women who do subscribe to the community :) good luck!
Love this. Looking forward to getting to know you all.
Hey Lauren we're so glad you found us! Looking forward to getting to know you too
I am a guy and saw a general question about what tea folks recommend. I love tea and dont think my gender would get in the way of that discussion, but I understand that this is supposed to be a community with just women.
Do you recommend I stay out of discussions like that? There really isn't anyone talking about tea on Lemmy and I yearn for it.
No worries either way.
Hi Pebbles thanks so much for your honesty! It's really appreciated. We are women only so you can't participate. I'd suggest starting a thread on tea in !casualconversation@lemm.ee or !ask@lemm.ee you'll get lots of replies there.
Got ya thanks!
Np have a good weekend
... pointlessly gendered?
Gender is literally the point