The Queensland Liberal National Party has announced it is holding an International Women's Day event at a club that only allows men!
The venue, Tattersall’s Club, is a 150-year-old club that invites memberships from among the business and political elite – unless they are women.
The choice of venue has sparked outrage. But the vice president of the Liberal National party women’s group, Peta Simpson, has defended the decision, saying the exclusive men-only club represented the best value and is the ideal place to protest, though the event would not involve any criticism of the venue itself.
In fact the organizer of the event complained that there's not an International Men's Day as well!
Holding an event to celebrate women at a venue that excludes women goes against the spirit of International Women’s Day.
Sadly, it sends a message to women that it’s okay to exclude women.
As a way of sending a message that it's not okay to exclude anyone based on gender, we ask the Liberal National Party to pledge to only choose venues that welcome everyone in the future.
Please sign and share the petition to tell the Liberal National Party to celebrate future International Women’s Day events at venues that admit women!
