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Community

Find your people. Start with a hello.

Everything we do begins with belonging. Our community is free, welcoming and built for women at every stage of life.

Facebook Community

Our free online community — the easiest first step. Ask, share, or simply read for a while.

Coffee Mornings

Relaxed monthly meet-ups with a host who will introduce you, so you never arrive alone.

Workshops

Practical sessions on confidence, wellbeing, money, work and digital skills.

Networking

Connections for women in work, returning to work or building something of their own.

Guest Speakers

Women from our region sharing real, honest stories of change and everything it took.

Events

Seasonal socials, celebration evenings and our flagship Family Day.

Volunteering

Host, welcome, mentor or help behind the scenes — with training and support.

Stories

Member stories, news and reflections from across the community.

Gallery

Our community, as it really looks.

Real events, real friendships, real work being done together.

Women of different ages, ethnicities and abilities talking together at a With Women Academy community event, including a wheelchair user leading the conversation
Women networking at a With Women Academy event, including a woman with a prosthetic leg and a woman signing in British Sign Language
A multigenerational community coffee morning with a mother and toddler, an older woman with a walking stick and a wheelchair user at the table
A Black facilitator leading a confidence workshop for a diverse group of women, including women using a crutch and a hearing device
Volunteers of different ages and ethnicities running a community food project together, including a wheelchair user handing out supplies
Diverse families taking part in games at Family Day, with a sensory-friendly quiet tent nearby

Stories

What community makes possible.

“I'd been in the area two years and hadn't made a single friend. Now my weekends are full.”
Amara · Coffee mornings
“The networking group introduced me to the woman who eventually hired me.”
Jo · Networking
“I came for support and stayed to give it. Volunteering gave me my purpose back.”
Dee · Volunteer host

Trust & governance

Accountable, safeguarded and evidence led.

We work alongside funders, councils, employers and community organisations — with published policies, trained facilitators and outcomes measured at every stage of delivery.

Delivery partners

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Funders & grant providers

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Awards & recognition

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Community supporters

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With Women Academy delivers what it promises and reports on it properly. That combination is rare in grassroots delivery.
Grants Manager — Regional funding body
Our employee volunteering days with the Academy are the most requested CSR activity we run.
Head of Social Value — Corporate partner
I came for a coffee morning and stayed for the whole pathway. It genuinely changed the direction of my year.
Community member — Connection Pathway graduate

Policies & safeguarding

Our full policy suite is available to partners, funders and community members on request and published in summary here.