Ladies Religious gatherings Or Just Another Stunt

Superficial and hypocritical...Are Hadith and Quran classes that women run to another way to exert pressure in the name of parties and charities? Or just an excuse to get out of the house...which is fine actually but What have you learnt then if your practice is dead against what your religion teaches? Waste of time and unnecessary pressure or just a place to gossip...are these worth it?