Exclusive: Veteran actors fast-tracked into venerable London club in wake of men-only rule being jettisoned after 193 yearsThe Garrick Club has named Judi Dench and Siân Phillips as distinguished members, making them the first...
Read MoreMembers back dropping men-only rule in place for 193 years, after Guardian revealed details of membership listThe men-only Garrick Club has finally voted to allow women to become members, 193 years after the London institution...
Read MoreMeeting on Tuesday evening will debate the issue after new legal analysis of 193-year-old rulebookThe men-only Garrick Club will vote on Tuesday evening on whether female members should be allowed to join, after decades of...
Read MoreMove comes after Guardian revealed names of powerful men among club’s exclusive membershipThe men-only Garrick Club has edged closer to admitting female members, after an emergency committee meeting acknowledged that there was...
Read MoreA group of men at the club who hope the male-only rule will change have nominated a set of possible new membersSeven women with leading positions in the British establishment have been nominated as prospective female members of...
Read MoreDozens of lawyers and MP sign letter attacking club as ‘a symbol of exclusivity, a bastion of power maintained by the privileged few’Protesters demanding women be admitted to the men-only Garrick Club have delivered an open...
Read MoreCharlotte Proudman posted tweets critical of ruling by Sir Jonathan Cohen, a Garrick Club memberA barrister is facing disciplinary proceedings for expressing frustration at the “echoes of a boys’ club attitude” that she claims...
Read MoreExclusive: Move comes after increasing pressure over influential figures’ ties to organisation that bars women‘It isn’t acceptable’: Garrick Club remains a bastion of male elitismLegal profession’s most powerful among members of...
Read MoreCampaigners call for ‘outdated structures’ that undermine progress and encourage inequality to be dismantledCultural organisations and equality campaigners have called on high-profile figures in the arts to give up their...
Read MoreThe Garrick Club is one of London’s original gentlemen’s clubs. Among its members are the most powerful people in the country. Yet in 2024 women are not welcome to apply for membership. Amelia Gentleman reportsYou could quite...
Read MoreFormer Tory leadership contender says she would not join men-only club even if it changed rulesUK politics – latest updatesA government minister has criticised Simon Case, the cabinet secretary, for having been a member of the...
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