user157: I had a conversation with a friend and she was very upset that there were some gender division in the group I practice with. We have some single sex retreats and some study groups are single sexed. But mostly things are mixed.
If my friend wanted to practice Buddhism with a group with no gender divisions whatsoever - what group would that be? So all study, retreats, events would be mixed and if there is a monastic community then that would be mixed too.

user19481: Our branch of Rinzai Zen has no gender division other than that we segregate by sex when bunking up for sesshin.  I can’t think of too many Buddhist communities in the US that would even consider that, quite frankly.  I think the group you’re with would be the exception in the West, at least.

user12223: Are you asking about a tradition or a community? If the latter, there are many. Most of the "insight meditation" communities, e.g. IRC, Spirit Rock, IMS etc  in the US are sex- unsegregated. But if you ask about the Theravada tradition that these communities trace their lineage to, usually in the original country (MMY, SLK, THA etc), there is a separation in the seating in the meditation hall.
However, there are many religious activities that are not segregated - families often do them together - e.g., food donation and other donation at monasteries, meeting monks for advice or to pay respects and volunteer work of various sorts.

157: <p>I had a conversation with a friend and she was very upset that there were some gender division in the group I practice with. We have some single sex retreats and some study groups are single sexed. But mostly things are mixed.</p>
<p>If my friend wanted to practice Buddhism with a group with no gender divisions whatsoever - what group would that be? So all study, retreats, events would be mixed and if there is a monastic community then that would be mixed too.</p>
 19481: <p>Our branch of Rinzai Zen has no gender division other than that we segregate by sex when bunking up for sesshin.  I can’t think of too many Buddhist communities in the US that would even consider that, quite frankly.  I think the group you’re with would be the exception in the West, at least.</p>
 12223: <p>Are you asking about a tradition or a community? If the latter, there are many. Most of the &quot;insight meditation&quot; communities, e.g. IRC, Spirit Rock, IMS etc  in the US are sex- unsegregated. But if you ask about the Theravada tradition that these communities trace their lineage to, usually in the original country (MMY, SLK, THA etc), there <strong>is</strong> a separation in the seating in the meditation hall.</p>
<p>However, there are many religious activities that are not segregated - families often do them together - e.g., food donation and other donation at monasteries, meeting monks for advice or to pay respects and volunteer work of various sorts.</p>
