The Campaign for the Feminine Woman (CFW) was an organisation in

Edwardian England The Edwardian era or Edwardian period of British history spanned the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910 and is sometimes extended to the start of the First World War. The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 marked the end of the Victori ...

, opposing

suffrage Suffrage, political franchise, or simply franchise, is the right to vote in representative democracy, public, political elections and referendums (although the term is sometimes used for any right to vote). In some languages, and occasionally i ...

for women. In November 1978, an organisation of the same name was re-established in the United Kingdom by David Stayt. In February 1985, it was renamed Concern for Family and Womanhood, but retained "Campaign for the Feminine Woman" as a subtitle.CFW leaflet, 1986 A Christian-based organisation, it campaigned for traditional gender differences and roles to be re-established, supported wives remaining at home to look after the household and the children and submitting to their husband as the head of the household, and opposed married women obtaining jobs (claiming these would be better given to unemployed men) or any women working in jobs such as the armed forces or frontline policing. It also considered it "fundamentally unnatural to put women over men" and therefore considered women should not be in managerial roles or positions of power in the country. It opposed

feminism Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

abortion Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pregn ...

, promiscuity, and

homosexuality Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" to peop ...

, which it considered could be "cured".

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