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But is banning women from bartending really the answer?

August 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment

The Delhi government wants to restore a law that bars women from being employed in bars because of the purported risk that men under the influence of alcohol may pose to them. But what’s next–banning women from frequenting bars?

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Tags: gender bias · violence against women/harrassment

  • http://beckyblab.com/women-no-longer-barred-from-bartending/156/ Becky Blab » Blog Archive » Women no longer barred from bartending

    [...] In August I had posted on the Delhi government wanting to prohibit female bartenders and now the verdict is in and the gov is out. But ew, I thought this cheesy language was just coming from the journalist and it turns out the judge himself said: The High Court had said, “Female touch lends grace and elegance to the hospitality industry.” [...]