London’s Garrick Club May Finally Be Forced to Change Men-Only Rule

  • Club may change its historic men-only rule after legal opinion
  • Fresh criticism of the Garrick follows leaked membership list
Women protest outside the Garrick Club in London.Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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The Garrick Club has prevented women from joining its prestigious ranks for nearly 200 years. Finally, that may be about to change.

Following a leakBloomberg Terminal of its membership list published by the Guardian newspaper almost two weeks ago, there has been an outpouring of criticism of its men-only policy – as well as counterattacks from people who say it’s all an overblown, woke fuss about nothing.