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Bjorn Brimble · 29-03-2024, 11:07

Birds of a feather flock together, as the saying goes, and when it comes to the male elite of the British establishment, one of their favoured flocking spots has long been the Garrick Club in London.

Jemima Olchawski, chief executive of the Fawcett Society, which champions women’s equality and gender rights in the UK, questioned why some of the most influential men in British society continued to remain members of a sexist club.

“There is no place for the overt sexism and misogyny of the Garrick Club’s membership policy in the 21st century,” Olchawksi told Al Jazeera.

“We talk about the establishment as an old boys’ club and this is literally a club for boys,” Olchawski said.

“We have a big issue with inequality in our society – we have a gaping gender pay gap, we have women locked out of the workforce, and there are too few women in positions of power in government and business. Toxic policies that actively exclude women are regressive and the senior, influential men who support them should be ashamed of themselves,” she added.

“Overwhelmingly white and predominately elderly,” the UK’s Guardian newspaper reported, after recently obtaining the full list of the Garrick’s current approximately 1,500 members.

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Bjorn Brimble Banned Join Date: Apr 2019 Posts: 2,809 Reputation: -14	Boys only Birds of a feather flock together, as the saying goes, and when it comes to the male elite of the British establishment, one of their favoured flocking spots has long been the Garrick Club in London. Jemima Olchawski, chief executive of the Fawcett Society, which champions women’s equality and gender rights in the UK, questioned why some of the most influential men in British society continued to remain members of a sexist club. “There is no place for the overt sexism and misogyny of the Garrick Club’s membership policy in the 21st century,” Olchawksi told Al Jazeera. “We talk about the establishment as an old boys’ club and this is literally a club for boys,” Olchawski said. “We have a big issue with inequality in our society – we have a gaping gender pay gap, we have women locked out of the workforce, and there are too few women in positions of power in government and business. Toxic policies that actively exclude women are regressive and the senior, influential men who support them should be ashamed of themselves,” she added. “Overwhelmingly white and predominately elderly,” the UK’s Guardian newspaper reported, after recently obtaining the full list of the Garrick’s current approximately 1,500 members. Remind you of anyone?