The Cambridge University Society of Women, Cambridge’s only single-sex society for women, is back for year 2! Serena Worley and @theasewell05 are our Co-Presidents, and we are very excited to introduce new committee members Ava Foyle and @mother_of_rome.

Our new Co-President Serena Worley will be speaking on a panel at @KCLFreeSpeech’s first event of the academic year tomorrow evening. Last minute tickets still available!

This was a difficult piece to write. It was also necessary. I am one of the 8,711 victims warned that our attackers could be released early under Labour’s scheme. People should know who stands to benefit. Malcolm James, then in his late fifties, kidnapped me in 2019, shortly after my fourteenth birthday. He held me for several hours and repeatedly sexually assaulted me. I remained silent until Sarah Everard disappeared. She was abducted from a road that crosses the one from which I had been taken. I feared that the same men were responsible, and that my silence had allowed it to happen again. James was convicted of five sexual offences against a child. He is a repeat offender with previous convictions, including for violence. I already believed his eight year sentence was inadequate. Now he may be released earlier still. Andy Burnham has promised to review this scheme. He must exclude rapists, child sex offenders and repeat violent criminals. I refuse to have spent longer securing justice than James spends in prison.

CUSW would like to pay tribute to Ann Widdecombe. We are shocked and saddened to read of her brutal and untimely death. She was a brave and principled woman who refused to be silenced and stood up for what she believed in. CUSW members are drawn from across the political spectrum. We respectfully disagree with each other on many issues but we are united in our advocacy for the rights of all women. It is deeply disturbing to see so many people, including other women, qualifying their condemnation of Ann's murder, and in some cases even glorifying it, because they disagreed with her politically. We would have loved to welcome her to speak at one of our events in Cambridge. Ann, thank you for standing up for all of us. May you rest in peace.

'It is almost impossible to organise lesbian-only events without them being picketed, protested by the LGBTQ+' CUSW's Serena Worley gave a fantastic floor speech last night at the Cambridge Union on the incoherence of an LGBTQ+ activism that erases and coerces lesbians.

Founding president of CUSW Maeve Halligan's speech last night at the Cambridge Union.

💜EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT💚 We are excited to be hosting Victoria Smith @glosswitch, feminist author and journalist, for our first guest speaker event of term on 7th May. The event will explore how feminism can build and sustain solidarity across generations, and what role the "TERF" label may play in pressuring younger women to disidentify from the feminism of older female generations. Victoria's work focuses on the politics of women's oppression, misogyny, and the treatment of older women in public life. We are delighted to host her for this talk and Q&A session, open to all University members and the general public. 🗓️ 7th May ⏰doors open 18:45 for a 19:00 start 📍central Cambridge location to be confirmed to ticket holders Find tickets in the link in our bio! 🎟️

Click below for Thea's article about the stories shared with us at our recent event, Voices of Afghan Women and Girls @theasewell05 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04…

Thanks so much to Sex Matters' @satiricole for interviewing the three CUSW co-founders @MaeveHalligan @theasewell05 and Serena Worley! A great discussion - listen to learn more about who we are and what we do.

Happy International Women's Day to all women, everywhere 💜

Amazing turnout at CUSW on Monday night for our event "The Politics of Prostitution" with Julie Bindel @bindelj. The room was sold out! What a fascinating talk with some really insightful questions at the end 💜 Thank you to Julie and the committee for making this event happen!

✨EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT✨ We are delighted to announce our next speaker event, 'Voices of Afghan Women and Girls', in collaboration with @WomensRightsNet. 🗓 10th March 2026 🕖 18:30 (doors open 18:15) 📍 Central Cambridge (location emailed to ticket holders). Open to all university members and the general public - both men and women. 🎟️ TICKET LINK IN BIO 🎟️ The event will bring together girls in Afghanistan who are studying English online with Victory Afghanistan, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to empowering Afghan girls and women through free online education and mentorship. We will also be hearing from three women who arrived in the UK from Afghanistan in September 2025 to take up prestigious Chevening Scholarships. Come along for an insightful talk and Q&A session 💜

‼️EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT‼️ We are very excited to be hosting feminist campaigner, journalist and author Julie Bindel for a talk and Q&A on prostitution, examining how the global sex trade intersects with power, inequality and women’s rights. @bindelj This event is open to everyone - all students & public welcome, both men and women. 🗓 2 March 2026 🕖 19:00 – 20:30 (doors 18:45) 📍 Central Cambridge (location emailed to ticket holders) 🎟TICKETS: cusocietyofwomen.com/events

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to founding president @MaeveHalligan of @CUSocOfWomen!!! We were in Parliament today, celebrating the Ian Mactaggart Programme with @SpeechUnion. Maeve’s a force to be reckoned with. Some people are powerful, some people are lovable. She has always been both 💜🤍💚

‼️ EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️ The Cambridge University Society of Women hosts academic, journalist and commentator Joanna Williams for a talk and Q&A on modern feminism and its future. Open to everyone — all students & public welcome, both men and women. 🗓 13 Feb 2026 🕖 19:00 – 20:30 (doors 18:45) 📍 Central Cambridge (location emailed to ticket holders) An evening of free, civil discussion, debate and disagreement, questioning whether feminism is still needed to defend women’s rights. Talk followed by a long Q&A. If you have questions - come and pose them! TICKET LINK IN BIO 🎟🎟🎟 @jowilliams293

The CUSW's schedule for this academic term is out! Two of our three guest speaker events are open to the public. Event and ticket info to come - we hope to see many of you there.

We had a stall at the Societies Fair in the Cambridge University Students' Union earlier this week. We received over 30 sign-ups. We also displayed a pinboard posing a question to passers-by: 'What does "womanhood" mean to you?' Take a look at how they responded:

We are really excited to be speaking about CUSW and its work to members of the Women's Rights Network this evening. This is an online event available to WRN members only, all of whom can register to join the meeting, which starts at 7PM today. We encourage women in the UK to sign up to become members of their local branch! @WomensRightsNet