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Arseblog - an in-depth look at Arsenal Women's lack of ethnic diversity (mstdn.ca)
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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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[–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

That's one of the systemic things that has to change or at least on the club level.

Hopefully this will change with the emerging popularity of women's sports.

Edit: I don't think the club actually addressed the fact that our senior squad isn't diverse, kind of deflecting that it's a wider issue overall. Now while that is absolutely true, but that's absolutely putting their heads in the sand now isn't it if you look at other more top teams huh?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    @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.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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