Take Action Become a member Join our movement for women's rights This Black History Month we are teaming up with Vintage Books to celebrate Black women writers. Every week, we will offer one free book to anyone who signs up to become a Fawcett member (please note this excludes all other membership offers). From 21 - 27th October, we are offering Heads of the Colored People, a satirical and daring collection of short stories exploring black life from one of America’s rising stars, Nafissa Thompson-Spires. Becoming a Fawcett member means standing in solidarity with the feminist community, in the knowledge that your support makes a difference to women and girls everywhere. For as little as the price of a cup of coffee a week, you can be part of our growing movement for gender equality - and receive membership benefits including exclusive feminist content, event discounts and access to our network of feminists around the country. See the full list of membership benefits below. We offer several membership options, and you can support us by setting up a monthly direct debit, an annual direct debit, or by making a single annual donation. Here’s what you get: Fawcett E-bulletin featuring feminist news, campaigns, polls and promotions straight to your inbox every week Courage Everywhere, our CEO’s monthly take on key issues and campaigns, emailed exclusively to members fawcettfaves, a member’s only monthly email round-up of the freshest feminist stories, hand-picked by the team at Fawcett HQ StopGap annual magazine featuring news, interviews and an inside look at Fawcett’s year in feminism Discounts and priority booking for Fawcett events across the year and 20% off in our online shop Membership Welcome Pack including postcards and a pin badge Invitation to our Annual Conference and AGM at special members’ price The chance to feed into our Member and Campaigns Survey to share your views on our policy agenda Local group membership is optional and free to all members, giving you the chance to meet and campaign with like-minded supporters in your area Fawcett+ members also get: Printed editions of all major research and reports posted directly to you Gift membership, including all the above benefits, for a friend, family member or ally Join us today Standard membership Use your voice to create a fairer society. Becoming a member is the most effective way you can fight gender inequality in Britain. Join us today from £8/month or from £88/year. Join monthly Join annually Fawcett+ Fawcett+ is a membership scheme for those able to give at least £365 a year. Help us further speed up the pace of change for women's rights in the UK. Join from £35/month, or from £365/ year. Join monthly Join annually Family membership Spread the feminist joy by getting your loved ones involved! You can register up to four people to become Fawcett members under our Family Membership scheme from £10/month, or from £99/year. Join monthly Join annually Concessionary We believe no one should be left behind. Our concessionary rates for students or those on low income mean anyone can start campaigning for change, from £1/month, or from £12/year. Join monthly Join annually Membership Terms and Conditions Read more Membership Rules By becoming a member of the Fawcett Society you commit to promoting our values to achieve a society in which the choices you can make and the control you have over your life are no longer determined by your gender. As a member, you have the right to vote in elections for vacancies on our Board of Trustees and in relation to motions put forward to our Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting and to vote to adopt the annual report and accounts. The board of trustees govern the charity and are accountable to our members. As a member of The Fawcett Society you will also receive discounted/free places at Fawcett events through the year, a 20% discount on all Fawcett shop items, our monthly enewsletter and twice yearly emagazine. For affiliate members this applies to your registered representative only. We reserve the right to change the benefits that apply to Fawcett Society membership at any time and without prior notice. We will endeavour to keep in regular contact with you via email and will only use your postal address in the event of no email address being provided. We will use the latest contact information you provide us with and cannot be held responsible for any items which are not received if you change your contact details without notifying us. The Fawcett Society stores your details in compliance with the Data Protection Act and does not share your details with third parties. You can view our Privacy Policy here. Family membership is open to up to 4 individuals who are members of the same family. It is for the applicant to determine who is in their family. Each individual who has been signed up as part of a family membership will be given the same individual rights as other Fawcett members. Each family membership has a lead member who is responsible for payment. The family membership can have multiple members. Members who have joined as part of the same family membership are identified on individual membership records. If gift or family membership of the Fawcett Society has been purchased on behalf of a child aged under 16 we will continue to communicate with the appropriate adult named on the membership application until the member reaches the age of 16. The Fawcett Society reserves the right to refuse or terminate membership if the individual member or affiliating member organisation behaves in a manner that contravenes our code of conduct which is set out below. All members will adhere to the rules set out in The Fawcett Society’s governing document – our Memorandum and Articles. A copy is available on our website. Force majeure – neither party shall be liable to the other for any delay or non-performance of its obligations by reason of matters beyond its control including, but not limited to, any act of terrorism, war, riot, civil commotion, compliance with any law or government order, fire, flood or storm, strikes, or any other industrial dispute, delay in transit, power failure, postal delay, or any event that cannot be reasonably be planned for or avoided. In which case, we will deliver as soon as is reasonably possible. Membership does not entitle you to use the Fawcett Society logo or present yourself as representing Fawcett Society views unless you have obtained permission from the Chief Executive in writing. Membership subscriptions will be taken on an annual or monthly basis based on the payment frequency you choose when you join. You can change the frequency of when you make your payment to us or you can cancel at any time by emailing us at [email protected]. Cancellations will only be accepted in writing. Direct debit membership subscriptions whether monthly or annually, will run indefinitely and will renew automatically unless you choose to cancel it. Those without a direct debit subscription will be contacted at the point of renewal. Become an affiliate member Does your organisation believe in a society where women and girls in all their diversity are equal and truly free to fulfil their potential? If yes, becoming an affiliate member with The Fawcett Society is one of the best ways to show the world where your values lie. Fill out this quick form to apply to be an affiliate Affiliation benefits The opportunity to partner with us on our campaigns One invitation per organisation/branch to attend our annual meeting Member discounts at Fawcett events. Some events will be FREE to members (offered to the registered representative). Our regular newsletter, keeping in touch with campaigns and any developments Copies of our research, reports and publications Members’ discounts in our online shop (offered to the registered representative) By joining Fawcett today you will be helping us make sex discrimination history and speeding up progress towards gender equality. Sign your organisation up to be an affiliate today! Affiliate Membership Terms & Conditions and Code of Conduct Read more Membership Rules – these apply to the registered representative of the affiliating organisation only. By becoming a member of the Fawcett Society you commit to promoting our values to achieve a society in which the choices you can make and the control you have over your life are no longer determined by your gender.Affiliating member organisations are asked to promote the Fawcett Society, including individual membership of the Fawcett Society to your members and/or contacts. As a member, you have the right to vote in elections for vacancies on our Board of Trustees and in relation to motions put forward to our Annual General Meeting or Extraordinary General Meeting and to vote to adopt the annual report and accounts. The board of trustees govern the charity and are accountable to our members. As a member of The Fawcett Society you will also receive discounted/free places at Fawcett events through the year, a 20% discount on all Fawcett shop items, our monthly enewsletter and twice yearly emagazine. For affiliate members this applies to your registered representative only. We reserve the right to change the benefits that apply to Fawcett Society membership at any time and without prior notice. We will endeavour to keep in regular contact with you via email and will only use your postal address in the event of no email address being provided. We will use the latest contact information you provide us with and cannot be held responsible for any items which are not received if you change your contact details without notifying us. The Fawcett Society stores your details in compliance with the Data Protection Act and does not share your details with third parties. Please see our Privacy Policy here. The Fawcett Society reserves the right to refuse or terminate membership if the individual member or affiliating member organisation behaves in a manner that contravenes our code of conduct which is set out below. All members will adhere to the rules set out in The Fawcett Society’s governing document – our Memorandum and Articles. A copy is available on our website. Force majeure - neither party shall be liable to the other for any delay or non-performance of its obligations by reason of matters beyond its control including, but not limited to, any act of terrorism, war, riot, civil commotion, compliance with any law or government order, fire, flood or storm, strikes, or any other industrial dispute, delay in transit, power failure, postal delay, or any event that cannot be reasonably be planned for or avoided. In which case, we will deliver as soon as is reasonably possible. Membership does not entitle you to use the Fawcett Society logo or present yourself as representing Fawcett Society views unless you have obtained permission from the Chief Executive in writing. Membership subscriptions will be taken on an annual or monthly basis based on the payment frequency you choose when you join. You can change the frequency of when you make your payment to us or you can cancel at any time by emailing us at [email protected] Cancellations will only be accepted in writing. Direct debit membership subscriptions whether monthly or annually, will run indefinitely and will renew automatically unless you choose to cancel it. Those without a direct debit subscription will be contacted at the point of renewal. Code of conduct The Fawcett Society expects the behaviour of its members to contribute to achieving a society in which the choices you can make and the control you have over your life are no longer determined by your gender. The Fawcett Society wants everyone who comes into contact with our organisation to be treated in a friendly, welcoming and respectful manner and expects courtesy and co-operation to be shown towards all members, staff and volunteers at any Fawcett Society events, activities or meetings. The Fawcett Society expects everyone who represents us to act in such a way that the organisation is not brought into disrepute. Fawcett Society members hold a range of views and debate and constructive polite disagreement are the expected way of dealing with differences of opinion. Abusive or aggressive behaviour towards Fawcett Society members, staff, volunteers or towards people attending Fawcett Society events or communicating with Fawcett via social media will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Harassment may be defined as causing alarm, distress and anxiety and fear of physical violence or other threat, offensive statements, verbal abuse and threats. Harassment is a criminal offence and will be dealt with accordingly.