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Sexism and misogyny still on rise in English football, Kick It Out data shows
Kick it Out chair Sanjay Bhandari talking during the Kick It Out 30th anniversary event at Wembley Stadium, London, August 8, 2023
SEXISM and misogyny continue to be on the rise in English football, according to new data published by Kick It Out.
Reports of that type of discrimination rose by a further 44 per cent from 80 in 2022-23 to 115 last season, having shot up by over 400 per cent from 2021-22 to 2022-23.
Analysis of the language used in the reports of sexist and misogynistic abuse at football and online found almost two thirds (64 per cent) questioned the place of women in the men’s game, with 60 per cent of reports targeting current or former players.
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