A change in policy can never be forced on anyone,it is only likely to happen if there are not enough men to make up a side.,
What did upset me,was to see a male morris side dancing in Bantry in Ireland,their dancing was poor, I thought what a shame a good side are not here,to show English heritage at its best,.what a bad impression, people who have never seen Morris might get,when dancers can hardly get off the floor ,and cant dance in straight lines,or partly in time with the music.

I agree it could equally have been a womens morris side,I have seen a bad one of those recently.
Ring members,Refusing to dance with female musicians,and refusing to dance at the same stand as women ,certainly happened twenty years ago.I hope their attitude has improved,and that it is a thing of the past.,
the very fact that The Morris ring mentions the Morris Federation,and Open Morris is a step in the right direction.