Almost Half of Women Faced Sexist Insults Playing Sports, Study Reveals

Almost half of women faced sexist insults playing sports, study reveals

Almost half of women have received sexist insults while playing sports - such as they 'throw like a girl', they 'look like a man' or are 'not strong enough'.

Almost half of women faced sexist insults playing sports

Almost half of women have received sexist insults while playing sports - such as they 'throw like a girl', they 'look like a man' or are 'not strong enough'. A poll of 3,000 female sports players found other unwanted comments included being told women weren’t as good at sports as men (42 per cent), or women in sport were inferior or ‘soft’ (32 per cent). The main source of unwanted comments came from male strangers on the street (47 per cent) an…