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Pressure mounts on Britain’s oldest fly-fishing club to admit women after Garrick Club vote

King Charles patron to gentleman’s club subject to calls for female inclusivity

The Independent UK

The private members' club no one’s talking about

Countless column inches were filled this week on the Garrick Club. Members of the 192-year-old association, which include deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden and levelling up secretary Michael Gove, were horrified to discover that it didn’t admit women and rushed to overturn the rule.

Evening Standard

Digested week: Kim Kardashian’s corset, dated insults – and a fuss at the Garrick

Club members seem to have an idea of the type of women they’re after; and why retiring ‘tosspot’ and ‘git’ is unacceptable

The Guardian - UK

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‘No longer remotely defensible’: Garrick’s decision to admit women shows times have changed

Issue was not existence of men-only clubs but uniqueness of Garrick’s powerful membership list casting unflattering spotlight on British establishment

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Garrick Club will now accept women members — why did it take 193 years?

After nearly two centuries of exclusion, the Garrick Club has finally been dragged into the 21st century by agreeing to open its doors to women members.

Evening Standard

Can a Garrick member chair an inquiry into police sexism fairly? I have my doubts

Sir John Mitting will rule on whether undercover officers broke the law by deceiving women into romantic relationships. He needs to cancel his membership, says Alison, a founder member of Police Spies Out of Lives

The Guardian - UK

Thanks, chaps, for trying to reform the Garrick from within. We’re OK without

With such a roll call of gargoyles, women would surely refrain from joining the exclusive London club anyway

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on the Garrick: what the old boys’ club costs the rest of us

Editorial: The exclusion of women tells us something about the men who choose to be part of it

The Guardian - UK

Judges who belong to the Garrick have a choice: play fair by women, or stand down from rape and sexism cases

Judging requires an appearance of neutrality. But members of this elitist club are signalling their commitment to patriarchy, says KC Karon Monaghan

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Who are these snowflakes whining about the men-only Garrick? Grow up, single-sex spaces are fine

So, a coup for The Guardian. After publishing a list of the members of the male-only Garrick Club in much the same spirit as it might out members of the English Defence League, it has now got three members to resign. Simon Case, head of the Civil Service after telling…

Evening Standard

‘It isn’t acceptable’: Garrick Club remains a bastion of male elitism

Ban on female members appears not to have deterred senior figures in the government, Whitehall, the arts and the law

The Guardian - UK

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Most Garrick Club members want to admit women for first time

Members at one of London's few remaining gentlemen's clubs have carried out an internal poll which reveals most are in favour of admitting women.

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