Lapdancing clubs 'unacceptable' venues for corporate events

The Fawcett Society has launched a campaign to stop City businesses from using lapdance clubs as venues for corporate events and meetings.

The Sexism and the City initiative is part of a broader campaign to stamp out sexism in British workplaces, which the society argues is rife.

Among the facts to back up this claim is the statistic that only 11 per cent of FTSE 100 companies directors are female.

Additionally, around 30,000 women lose their jobs each year in Britain for being pregnant, while women in full-time work are paid on average 17 per cent less than their male counterparts.

The Fawcett Society cites a recent Ipsos MORI poll which shows that 60 per cent of women would be uncomfortable working for a firm that entertains clients at lapdancing venues.

More than half of men also believe it is "unacceptable" for a company to use a lapdancing club for corporate entertainment, according to the survey.

"Behind the conspicuous wealth of the City lies a hidden story of disadvantage and discrimination affecting women at every level of business," said the society's director, Dr Katherine Rake.

"Women have the right to dignity and respect in their workplaces and in their daily lives," she added.

The Fawcett Society is the leading campaigner in the UK for women's rights.

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