There is a social acceptance of whatever a woman does, not for a man. Definitely equality of rights is the call of the day, albeit for men. When women exchange professional gains for sexual favors, why not exchange sexual favor for a room as well. If these men are sleazy then those women who sleep for professional promotions are promiscuous but no one writes about them.

SLEAZY men are taking advantage of Sydney's rental crisis by placing online advertisements offering women free rooms in exchange for sex.

The zero-rent ads, targeting desperate women looking for somewhere to live, are becoming increasingly common on popular "share house'' rental websites.

Although there have been numerous complaints about the ads, which some website users have dubbed "offensive'', they do not breach policy guidelines for sites such as flatmates.com.au

A statement on flatmates.com.au says that if the site were to impose a ban, the ads would merely go underground, making the process unsafe for women.

One advertisement offering free rent for a female to ``share a room'' was placed by a 32-year-old Auburn man calling himself Atiq.

Atiq told The Sunday Telegraph he was looking for a relationship with a woman in a ``clean'' one-bedroom unit.

"Yes, I am alone and the rent would be free. I am looking for a girl to share my room and, yes, in the same bed,'' he said.

Atiq said he had migrated from Pakistan eight months ago and that a friend had placed the ad for him.

"I'm not that kind of person,'' he said. ``But, yes, it would possibly involve sex.''

"Free accommodation in exchange for relationship.''

Another ad, for a Melbourne townhouse, offered "free rent for someone special: instead of rent, I am looking for someone to help me with certain needs/requirements on a regular basis''.

After complaints, flatmates.com.au issued a statement on why it continued to run such ads.

"Sometimes, it's pretty clear it's for sex,'' the statement said.

"Yes - there is a rental crisis. We have had a few complaints about these ads.

"Our policy is to let them stay, on the basis it's better for these ads to be upfront with what they are offering than disguise the offer.''

Gumtrees.com.au did not respond to The Sunday Telegraph'sinquiries.

Flatmates.com.au is Australia's biggest free "share house'' website. Most of its users are aged between 18 and 29.

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