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Stacey Pope, Associate Professor in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Durham University

Why football needs a gender revolution

England player Beth Mead at the women's World Cup semi-final against the US in 2019. Romain Biard/Shutterstock

This July the UEFA women’s Euros kick off, and women’s football will be watched by millions of people. But will this visibility help boost gender equality in the game or give rise to a further backlash of anti-women attitudes and misogyny?

The #MeToo movement has raised public awareness of issues such as misogyny, sexual harassment and gender discrimination. These issues are increasingly central to public debate about future policy change in many areas. However, football – the world’s most popular sport – remains a bastion of male domination.

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