Yesterday's story about women-only swimming lessons prompted much comment and John Wallace conacted the site again to remind us how he fought the council and won. The post is worth revisiting here.
A number of people have pointed out the the Equalities and Human Rights Commission have argued that single sex sessions are legal:
"A local authority funds a leisure centre which runs single-sex swimming facilities for women. This is unlikely to be unlawful sex discrimination because the Sex Discrimination Act allows facilities to be restricted by sex where the potential user-group would be seriously embarrassed by the presence of the opposite sex, or where the users are likely to be in a state of undress."
While this may mean there is a legal get out, it is still discriminmation especially if men have no similar sessions. It is also likely to be discriminatory if no research has been carried out to justify this.
Posted by Skimmington
To do this, first of all we must drive away the stupid corrupted politicians who are doing any worst thing for their weal.
Actually they are a main group of people who are spreading out feminism and deforming sexuality.
Posted by: Dulantha | Monday, 11 July 2011 at 05:40
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2311098/Peter-Lloyd-Why-Im-suing-gym-sexist-women-hours.html
Let us hope he is succssful in addressing this discrimination in publicly subsidised services.
Posted by: Groan | Saturday, 20 April 2013 at 13:17