One in five
Women reported unwanted physical attentionFootball Supporters’ Association surveyed 2,000 fansWomen are less tolerant of sexist behaviour at
Football matches than they were seven years ago, according to a new survey of more than 2,000 fans.
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The Football Supporters’ Association research has measured current views against those of fans in 2014, finding there has been an 20 percentage-point increase (to 49%) in the number of matchgoing fans who said witnessing sexist behaviour made them angry. Meanwhile, just 12% said they would laugh off sexism, as opposed to 24% of fans surveyed in 2014.