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9 Feb 2009

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Times [UK]

Harriet Harman declares war on City outings to lap-dancing clubs [UK]

Harriet Harman has declared war on firms that encourage employees to go to lap-dancing clubs. Labour's Deputy Leader launched the broadside as part of a drive to ensure that more women get top jobs in the City. Ms Harman, also the Equalities Minister, says that there are "numerous" cases of sex discrimination in the financial sector…Ms Harman [said] that the financial services industry treated women unfairly and suggested that companies using lap-dancing clubs for corporate entertainment were in effect harassing female employees. The Equality and Human Rights Commission is holding an inquiry into gender imbalance in the City and has powers to force companies to disclose how many women they employ and how much less they are paid than men. [refers to 3i]