The Guardian -
5 Mar 2017 16:00

Broadcaster's first female head of sport is upbeat, saying women's coverage is up, sexism down and the future bright Barbara Slater joined the BBC in 1983, 10 years after women were allowed to play on official football pitches after a 50-year ban and years before their matches were televised. More than three decades later and the BBC's first female head of sport is to announce on Monday that the corporation has won the rights to broadcast the 2019 Women's World Cup, having seen off competition w...
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