Source · Select Committees · Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 10
10
Acknowledged
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Slow response to women's ACL injuries indicates systemic gender inequality in sports research.
Conclusion
There has been a slow and disparate response to disproportionately high rates of ACL injury in women’s football. We have no doubt that a health issue of similar magnitude affecting elite male footballers would have received a faster, more thorough, and better coordinated response. We agree with Karen Carney that the 40 Health barriers for girls and women in sport issue is indicative of systemic gender inequality in sports and exercise research, which is still overwhelmingly conducted by men, looking at issues affecting men.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government accepts the conclusion, stating it intends to work with the sector on integrity challenges, has run a call for evidence on how issues are dealt with, and will set out the results and next steps 'in due course'.
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Government Response
The government responded to this report on 17 May 2024. No passage in that response could be matched to this conclusion. Read the response document ↗