A vast majority of women and men working and volunteering in football are optimistic about progress towards gender equality in the industry, new findings from Women in Football revealed on Wednesday – but sexism remains commonplace and complaints often result in no action. The results of the newest WIF survey, conducted in May 2024, show that 89 per cent of women have experienced discrimination at work.
After previous surveys in 2016, 2020 and 2023, this year's is the fourth and largest yet undertaken by Women in Football - the professional network of more than 9,000 members of all genders working in and around the football industry who support gender equality in the gam Women in Football CEO Yvonne Harrison said: 'Everyone knows that gender discrimination happens in football, but the problem isn't just that it happens - there's an even bigger problem around how football deals...