Women in sport

The Women's Ashes, the Ladies Tennis at Wimbledon, athletics in Manchester and London, World Cups for football in Australia and New Zealand — women's sport is going from strength to strength, and it's really exciting. But behind the scenes, other battles are being fought.

The Independent Commission for Equity and Cricket (ICEC) stark report, ‘Holding a Mirror up to Cricket’ delivered critical verdicts on sexism, racism, classism and elitism in the game. Podcast host Caroline Nokes MP sits down with the Chair of the ICEC, Cindy Butts to explore her report’s findings and hears why she remains ambitious for the future of cricket.

Attention then turns to what can be done to address the personal, practical, financial, and institutional challenges which women and girls face from grassroots to the very top of sport. Paralympian and cross-bench peer in the House of Lords, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, also Chair of Sport Wales, describes her experiences in sport and how a more radical approach is needed to keep sport in women’s lives.  While Dame Caroline Dinenage, Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee sets out details of her Committee’s work in this area.

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