boys club
Guys-only social group
A boys club is an environment—workplace, industry, or social group—dominated by men who favor other men for opportunities and advancement.
The term criticizes exclusionary cultures where women face barriers to entry or promotion: Tech has long been criticized as a boys club.
The phrase evokes childhood clubhouses with "no girls allowed" signs, suggesting the exclusion is immature rather than justified.
Sometimes spelled boys' club or boy's club.
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- locker roomShared space for dressing
- cliqueExclusive social group
inner circle · membership · male-dominated · glass ceiling · corner office · insider · handshake · golf course · boardroom · privilege · camaraderie · secretive · initiation · testosterone · bonding · elitism · nepotism · backroom
- elite networksinner circle, inner circles, cronyism, nepotism, favoritism
- gender stereotypespink for girls, man up, strong men, women drivers, toxic masculinity
- sexismsexism, gender discrimination, sex discrimination, gender bias, male privilege
- male-only spacesfraternity, locker room, bachelor party, stag party
- exclusionexclude, excluded, rule out, banned, bans
- malesmen, guys, lads, dudes, blokes
boys clubgirls club
Organization for young females
sorority · women's group · ladies' auxiliary · sisterhood · women's circle
boy, boys, club, clubs, clubbed, clubbing, boyish, boyhood, boyishly