"Guess what was almost the first question everyone is asking me when I want to become a head coach or a manager?"
"So I'm going to tell you - 'do you think it's possible to be a mum of four kids and being a manager for a high club?'"
"We still have room for improvement in that area, and I'm glad the people are honest and they are brave enough to raise that."
"I think we need to stay critical, although there's been a lot of progress in that sense. It's not always in the big things, it can be in the small things as well. It's good to be aware of it,"
Sonia Bompastor, a mother of four who led Chelsea to a domestic treble last term, reports routine questioning about balancing motherhood and managing a top club. A Women in Football survey found 78% of women experienced discrimination in football, with 63.5% reporting sexist banter or jokes and 56% saying no action followed reports of gender-based discrimination. Bompastor notes room for improvement and welcomes people raising issues. Arsenal boss Renee Slegers acknowledges progress but emphasizes continued work, vigilance, and attention to both large and small instances of bias and exclusion.
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