Why can’t women be Freemasons?

They can! Freemasonry started as a male-only movement, in keeping with the social conditions of centuries ago, and we see no particular reason to change that.

But in the early 20th century women established Masonic organisations for themselves.

We do not visit each other’s Lodges but they sometimes use our meeting-places. Some women Masons are even married to our members!

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