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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.
And according to the survey data, both the prevalence of gender-based discrimination and the shortcomings of the reporting process are worse for women who work in football and belong to an ethnic group that is underrepresented in the industry.Online hate is perceived to be on the rise by survey participants, with 44 per cent saying they have witnessed an increase in discriminatory social media posts and 18 per cent being directly subjected to more such abuse.
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