A new women's club in Mayfair will be lining up star guest speakers, as it opens its door on July 31. Jamavar Women's Club will be launched in Mount Street, and will include Superchef Florence Knight and ballet star Tamara Rojo as guest speakers. The series of talks will be held at Jamavar, starting with Knight as the first speaker.
Mayfair has a number of private members’ clubs only for women, including Grace Belgravia and The University Women’s Club. Members’ clubs in the area with restrictions on women include the Turf Club and Boodle’s.
Jamavar co-founder Samyukta Nair, reportedly said that she hoped to provide “an antidite” to Mayfair's gentleman's clubs and “to create an environment where women can come together to share their experiences and learn from eachg other. I chose the women speakers as they are all passionate about their subjects.”
She told the Evening Standard: “I am from South India where it is very much a matriarchal society so this idea has always interested me.” Men are welcome, but only as a guest of a female ticketholder.
More speakers will be booked if the first series of talks is a success. Tickets cost £45 and include a welcome drink, canapes and a three-course meal.
