The Women's Institute is currently inclusive of trans women and this was clarified to be the position of the WI in 2017. There have been no concerns expressed previously to any existing trans women members.

Recently 'gender critical' groups have attempted to make it harder for trans individuals to exist in public life based on reductionistic ideologies around 'sex' and the denial of trans existence. We believe that this current attempt to prevent trans women from becoming members of the WI is from such a 'gender critical' group

We the undersigned request that the Women's Institute continue to allow trans women to become members and for current members to remain members of the WI.