Co-masonry

What role do women play in Freemasonry?

Traditional Masonic regulations exclude women from regular lodge membership, defining the Craft as a men's society. In present-day practice, however, women participate through separate, female-only Grand Lodges—such as The Order of Women Freemasons and the Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons—which practice the same ceremonies and wear the same regalia, and the United Grand Lodge of England officially recognizes and collaborates with these bodies on charitable and community outreach projects, as the United Grand Lodge of England states.

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