Women in Football reports 400% rise in alleged discrimination and sexism

• Equality group received 271 reports during 2017-18
• Social media accounted for biggest leap in harassment

A huge rise in the number of reports of sexist discrimination in football targeted at high‑profile women in the game is worrying but not surprising, according to the sport’s leading gender equality pressure group.

There has been an overall increase of almost 400% in the number of reports of sex discrimination and harassment incidents received by Women in Football, with alleged abuse on social media accounting for the biggest leap.

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from Football | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2sn9Dgz