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I worked alongside fierce women paying off mortgages and masters degrees, raising children and starting charities. Loading comments… Trouble loading? I know now that male-dominated society needs this stigma to maintain the status quo. With hindsight, the social stigma was hugely disempowering. Stripping delivered, on all counts.

On the neon-lit stage of that back bar, I let loose my inner extrovert.

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It brought financial independence, freedom and flexibility. I also wanted the independence to make my own choices. Additionally, what I did for work on weekends was seen as the sum total of who I was. Loading comments… Trouble loading? Stripping offered endless possibility. On the neon-lit stage of that back bar, I let loose my inner extrovert.