A New Trend of Female Bouncers Hits San Diego's Nightlife

KPBS | By KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published August 21, 2007 at 8:41 AM PDT

Security at nightclubs and bars has commonly been a profession reserved for men; however, increasingly clubs and bars are turning to females to provide added services that men are typically unable to

Tom Fudge: Certain words immediately create certain pictures in our heads and when I say ‘bouncer,’ you probably see a huge guy working in a bar with a grim expression on his face. If you’ve seen a lot of movies, he probably also has a shaved head and a goatee, but I digress. The point is, when I say bouncer, you probably don’t see a person who looks like Stacey Brown or Robin Burnett. But Stacey and Robin are female bouncers, or security guards, as their employer prefers to call them. A lot of women are being hired to keep patrons in line at bars, nightclubs and other events where people get out of hand.

Guests

Stacey Brown, supervisor for XL Staffing and Security, and head of Security for Ole Madrid .
Robin Burnett, administration assistant and security guard for XL Staffing and Security .
Mike McCorkle, vice president of XL Staffing and Security .