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Ask any woman you know about her experiences going out alone, and she bound to have some horror stories to share.

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Asking for extra towels at a Marriot hotel could lead workers to think you’re a sex worker.

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So when a bloke does it at the bus stop or in a cafe, it irritating. But when it instituted as company policy, the implications are absolutely terrifying.

It infuriating to think that all of the progress we have made towards gender equality has brought us to a present day in which women are being profiled for the length of their hair, the amount of towels they request from room service, or their choice to eat alone in a restaurant.

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I am a woman, and I am a sex worker, and I should be allowed to dine alone wherever I please, and to stay in any hotel I want without being judged, profiled, or discriminated against.

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