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Sexism and inequality in football

Inquiry

Interest in men’s and women’s football at professional and international levels is currently on a high after the Lionesses victory at the women’s EURO 2022 tournament and the upcoming Men’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar in November and December 2022.

But equal access to football has a chequered history and massive inequalities persist between the women’s and men’s games. While recent years have seen a significant increase in diversity in the men’s game, sexist and misogynist attitudes towards female fans, players, managers, officials, and journalists/broadcasters appear commonplace.

Read the terms of reference for this inquiry.

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Wednesday 18 January 2023
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Sexism and inequality in football - Oral evidence 18 January 2023
2:30pm
  • Shaista Aziz (Co-Director at The Three Hijabis)
  • Jacqui Oatley MBE
3:30pm
  • Anna Deignan (Director of Fans and Development at English Premier League)
  • Kelly Simmons (Director of the Women's Professional Game at The Football Association)
  • Ben Wright (Director of External Affairs at The Professional Footballer's Association)
  • Kuljit Randhawa (Head of Diversity and Inclusion at English Premier League)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 16 November 2022
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Sexism and inequality in football - Oral evidence 16 November 2022
2:30pm
  • Dr Stacey Pope (Associate Professor at Dept of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Durham)
  • Fern Whelan (Former professional footballer and Women's EDI Executive at Professional Footballers Association)
  • Suzanne Wrack (author and women's football correspondent at The Guardian)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster

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