Women’s Forum Frequently Asked Questions

  • Women's Forum organizes women’s groups across the nation so women can connect deeply, share life experiences, and support each other's growth.

    We currently have chapters in Aspen, Seattle, and Naples, Florida.

  • Simply fill out the application and submit it to us. You can also reach out to us directly at adelaide@wforum.org.

    We currently have women’s groups in Aspen, the Seattle area, and Naples, Florida.

    Let us know if you live near one of our existing chapters or if you are interested in starting your own group with our support.

  • We ensure all topics are meaningful and relevant to women at different stages of life. Topics are intended to generate conversations that help you get to know yourself better as well as each other.

    We update the topics every year.

  • Yes. The wForum Facilitator Guidebook makes group facilitation easy by providing group leaders with evidence-based resources, skills, and practices that have been used in our women’s groups for more than a decade to facilitate powerful and sustainable groups.

    With information on group principles and best practices, facilitation skills, meeting outlines, facilitation resources, meditations, and poetry, the Facilitator Guidebook contains everything you need to run and manage a successful group that is meaningful to participants.

  • Yes. On our website. wforum.org/resources.

    The Women’s Forum Handbook captures the issues women care about: relationships, character, family, vocation, and practical and sacred matters. Rather than telling you what you already know or giving you answers regarding these important topics, the Handbook invites you to reflect on what you think and believe.

    With questions on more than 50 topics for personal review and group discussion, the Women’s Forum Handbook brings your life experience into sharp focus. As you work through the book, you will explore your past, reflect on what’s present for you today, and make choices to move your life forward.

  • Yes. The wForum Handbook provides learning material for groups comprised over a decade. It serves as the foundation that maps the journey you and your group take together.

    • As a workbook, the Handbook serves as an inventory of your strengths, beliefs, and choices. It becomes a record of your life experiences, insights, and lessons.

    • As a course in women’s studies, the Handbook explores how feminine values, cultural norms, and individual experience shape a woman’s consciousness.

    • As a guide for group process, the Handbook outlines the principles and practices for a healthy and dynamic group relationship at all stages of your group’s development.

    • As a platform for group discussion, the Handbook takes the conversation to a deeper, more meaningful level where you feel more connected to yourself and others.

    The Facilitator Guidebook is an excellent resource for anyone who facilitates groups and for those who are interested in beginning their own chapters across the country. The Facilitator’s Guidebook will help you to:

    • Align group members to a shared purpose for meetings.

    • Develop a close and healthy group relationship.

    • Provide prompts and exercises for meeting variety.

    • Generate meeting outlines for specific group needs, such as integrating new members.

    • Learn from the experience and wisdom of previous wForum facilitators.