UK: Would you pay $8,785 to join a women-only club?

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'As gentlemen’s clubs in London become more and more irrelevant, a new elite club is getting ready to open its doors next month … to women only.

Grace Belgravia, located in the posh area of the same name, bills itself as “inclusive and exclusive.” Membership will cost £5,500 (approximately $8,785) annually.
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Following the announcement, another Telegraph writer voiced her opinion about the benefits of women’s clubs. “Men (sorry, chaps) are exhausting,” she writes.

But is a women-only club even necessary? Moreover, the concept of a testosterone-free zone for schmoozing is not exactly new. In Toronto, Verity operates under a similar premise, providing a social sanctuary for businesswomen.
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There have always been varying opinions about the culture of men’s clubs in London – specifically, whether denying access to women is anachronistic. Boodle’s, which has been around since 1762, allows women to enter through a separate entrance and only on specific days. In 2008, the Conservative-leaning Carlton Club opened membership to women. White’s, another gentleman’s club that welcomes women as guests, has not eased its policy against full membership status.

Meanwhile, at Grace Belgravia, men are invited to attend for dinner – on Thursday nights. There is no separate entrance for them but only, apparently, because the venue wouldn’t accommodate one.'