In general I have spent my life bucking the trend on what girls and women are expected to do (sports...

MENTORS: Although I was taught by a man, and my two main mentors were men, thinking back I think it...

I agree with many of the comments made in previous stories so far. I have been ringing for more than...

I think there are several reasons for the imbalance, some valid, and some definitely not. Women are generally physically weaker...

At a District Meeting two or three years ago we welcomed two male visitors. One of them had phoned in...

I once organised a few days ringing with a group of people, most of whom were working on a new...

Male ringers in my circle are aware of the gender problem at least when it comes to band placement, possibly...

One example: I tried to convince a male tower captain that his overwhelming tendency to place only male ringers around...

I learnt, and continue to ring, in a place that is dominated  by males and I feel they behave very...

I have called touches in the past, and I particularly worked on Stedman Triples, as no one locally could call...

This isn't really a story, more a general observation based on something that I've seen happen A LOT over the...

I was taught by my father as a child and didnt really enjoy ringing. When I went to university I...