Stop using ‘macho and outdated’ term ‘bouncer’, says UK security boss

Of the 450,000 people who hold an SIA licence, just under 11% are women. Photograph: Somboon Kaeoboonsong/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Burly, intimidating and aggressive. These have long been the assumed prerequisites for becoming a bouncer.

Now, the word “bouncer” itself could be on its way out after the UK’s security industry head said it should not be used because of its “macho” connotations.