California Family Fitness sued over women-only areas

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'California Family Fitness is being sued for alleged gender discrimination for operating workout areas and one club dedicated to women.
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For years California regulators and courts have squashed women-only poker tournaments, sex-based discounts at car washes and bars, and other promotions that favor one gender over another. Rotary Clubs, for one, were forced to accept women members after a court decision two decades ago.

Fitness centers locally and nationally — particularly express gyms such as Curves — have long marketed themselves to one gender. Eight states specifically allow for single-gender health clubs, according to the International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association. But California isn’t one of them. An effort to pass such a law in the Golden State failed in 2005.'