Football has seen a steep rise in reports of sexism – now we can break the cycle | Hollie Varney
If action is taken, the so-called ‘banter’ used to victimise women who take part in the sport will soon diminish
After six days in which a former player was held accountable in court for sexist comments and a current manager was charged by the Football Association with using sexist language, are we seeing a change in how that behaviour is tackled?
For years, talk of so-called “banter” has been used to silence complaints and it has been a struggle to convince football that sexism and misogyny even exist, but there are signs the sport is finally waking up.
