Stephen Fry Among Members Nominating 7 Prominent Women to Challenge Garrick Club's Men-Only Policy
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Members of the Garrick Club have nominated 7 prominent women, including Dame Mary Beard and Amber Rudd, as members in a rebellion to force the club to accept female members.
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Other women nominated include Margaret Casely-Hayford, Juliet Stevenson, Cathy Newman, Baroness Hazarika, and Dame Elizabeth Gloster.
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The nominations were made by high-profile members like Stephen Fry, senior lawyers, and journalists to challenge the club's men-only policy.
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There has been an uproar over the club's exclusively male membership after its list was published, leading to resignations of members like the head of MI6.
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A legal opinion by Lord Pannick concludes the club's rules do not explicitly bar women, making it harder to reject the newly nominated female candidates.