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Arseblog - an in-depth look at Arsenal Women's lack of ethnic diversity (mstdn.ca)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Arseblog - an in-depth look at Arsenal Women's lack of ethnic diversity

This is a good long read on the issues around diversity in Women's football in England, and puts the recent furor over the Arsenal squad photo in context. I am once again in awe of Alex Scott for how she's managed to thrive in spite of the barriers she's had to push past.

https://arseblog.news/2023/11/an-in-depth-look-at-arsenal-womens-lack-of-ethnic-diversity-why-it-matters-how-it-happened-and-how-it-is-being-tackled/

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@MHPengwingz to be fair, RTC's were the FA's responsibility. The club does need to come up with a replacement of their own to ensure they're casting as wide a net as possible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I do like that Hale End had their own thing where the employees do a bit of groundwork themselves. I've also read about how tech is playing a role in it where aspiring footballers can upload their stuff on to scouting networks. That should be made more accessible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

That would certainly help with the scouting of players, but the bigger issue is getting kids into organized games and coaching in the first place.