To make my POW clear, I'm not a friend of mixed-gender masonry, and I'm not much interested in female masonry, as it does not affect me in any way. I'm even opposed to the OES, as it is "co-masonry through the backdoor", in my opinion. But as the brothers of regular lodges tend to discuss this matter over and over again, it is my opinion that this discussion should base on more than "we are fraternity, not soroity" or "I want to see an initiation of those" *giggle-giggle*".
The brothers shoul know what they are talking about, not expressing vague feelings on cloudy information. A discussion, if there "should be female masons" does nor make any sense, as there ARE already female masons in the world - without asking us, what a surprise! A discussion about, if we should allow female masons is also nonsense. What should allow mean? Recognition? Or just exaptance of their existence?
Le Droit Humain is the oldest organization, that initiates females into masonry, founded by former regular masons. But just like male masonry, they started to spread, and the new GLs took in their own regulations. So, from a ritual and symbolic point of view, it is not correct to intend, that they do "something, but surely not masonry", as their founders came from the originally regular and accepted Grand Orient de France.
Some of the new founded GLs do require the belief in a supreme being, some do not. Some let it to their particular lodges to decide. No female masonic organization was ever recognized. But it is also a fact, that recognition is given or taken from grand bodies from time to time, and the status of recognition is not that straight, as one might think.
One example from the male masonic world. The United Grand Lodges of Germany, as well as the United Grand Lodge of England, recognize the Grand Lodge of Greece AF&AM. The GL of Scotland recognizes the National Grand Lodge of Greece. As we do of course recognize the GLoS, I can meet a brother of the National GLoG in a scottish lodge, but not in a german or a greec or english lodge. So much for clear recognition.
So, in summary, I don't advocate for female masonry, but I would like to discuss based on facts, not feelings. I can't understand it at all, that so many brothers want to discuss that issue, as it is seldom discussed by female masons. They can live fine without our benefaction, and do so, at least in Europe.