Finnish Club is considering accepting women
Equality|The chairman, who started in the fall, believes that female members will be accepted in the next vote.
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The Finnish Club is considering adopting women as members after almost 150 years of men’s exclusive rights.
The new chairman Veli-Pekka Dufva believes that the majority of members are now in favor of change.
Dufva intends to take the matter to the vote when we are sure to win yes.
Finnish The club includes godparents. After years of torque, it seems that the club may be accepting women as members. According to one member, « the matter has moved significantly in a significant way ».
The change would be historic as the club has been a gentleman’s club for almost 150 years.
Women’s membership was last voted in September, and then women’s membership was struck. After the vote Raimo Ilveskero resigned. The new chairman was elected Brother-Pekka Dufva.
In September, 69.6 percent of the voters voted for women’s membership. However, the change of rules requires a majority of three -quarters, or 75 % of the vote. The club has just under 3,000 members.
Only half a year later, a member believes that female membership would be accepted.
Is it true that a Finnish club would be ready to accept female members, Veli-Pekka Dufva?
« The debate has been held and we know that the majority of our members are in favor of taking female members into the club. The change is inevitably inevitably in the background, » replies Dufva, who appealing to busy.
The chairman changed in the autumn. What did you do to make the members’ mind changed?
« The chairman may set an example. The gentlemen open the door to women. The role of the chairman is limited in the association, but of course I have promoted change in my own positive way. »
The Finnish Club owns several properties and leases them forward. The acceptance of female members has brought the club a reputation, which also affects rental income. Is money behind a change of mind?
« The economy has evolved in a good way, but of course there are challenges. However, women’s membership is not primarily about money, but about what kind of activities the club wants to enable in the future. We want to live in time while maintaining our own specialty. »
When will the vote be held?
« Continuous voting is not sensible, it just strengthens fronts and opposition. I don’t want women to get any more voting against a wet rag.
If and when women members come to the club, how does it change the club’s activities or do it change in any way?
« The club looks like its members. As the membership expands, the activity develops with it – not as everything changes, but maintaining strengths. »
Do you believe that there will be a difference in the club if women are accepted as members?
« Some individual differences may come, but the net effect will be strongly positive. We will get new members and no progressive actor has a reason to not join or attend the club.
Finnish The club was founded in 1876 as a discussion club in Finnish -minded districts. The original name was the reading and conversation club. Language disputes in Finland accelerated and the club became a political meeting place for Finnish promoters.
The club organizes a weekly program for its members on social issues or culture. Also important are the informal meetings at meals.
