The undersigned are concerned about The Garrick’s ongoing policy of refusing to accept female members.
It is well known that The Garrick is a forum where senior members of the legal profession socialise and network with each other. Men are afforded an opportunity through their membership to form connections with senior legal practitioners and members of the judiciary to support their professional aspirations. This is an opportunity expressly denied to women and contributes to the gross underrepresentation of women at the top of the legal profession.
When women are excluded without good reason or cast as ‘guests’ - good enough to be wined and dined but not to belong - in a forum in which professionally advantageous invisible connections are made, it undermines the position of women and feeds the conscious or unconscious bias of men.
Whilst such a policy is in place, the undersigned believe that membership of the Garrick cannot be consistent with a commitment to equality and diversity. We urge the Garrick’s members to consider whether they would remain members of a club that excluded based on race, religion, or sexuality.
We invite the members of the Garrick to behave ethically, to call a vote and to vote in favour of admitting women.
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Guy Pendell
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Matthew Huggett
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Lynne Townley
Chair, Association of Women Barristers
Gemma Abbott
Legal Director, Good Law Project
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Emma Sutton
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Principal Lawyer, BT
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General Counsel, Ikon Science
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Legal Counsel, Berenberg
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Principal Lawyer, BT
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General Counsel, Global, BT
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Senior Legal Counsel, DHL Supply Chain
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Principal Lawyer, BT
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Senior Legal Director, Equinix
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Principal Lawyer, BT
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Legal Director, BT
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Principal Legal Adviser
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General Counsel, BT
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Senior Legal Counsel, Sky
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Founder, Everyday Sexism Project
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CEO, The Fold
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