HerGameToo
HerGameToo is a viral anti-sexism campaign in UK Football.[1] Set up by a group of female football fans, the campaign launched on Twitter[2][3] in May 2021 to critical acclaim. Since its launch, the campaign has reached millions around the world[4], with a number of professional and grassroots football clubs partnering up to eradicate sexism in football.
The campaign ran a survey which showed that 91.9 per cent of the 371 women surveyed by the campaign have witnessed online sexist abuse towards a woman in football, with 63.1 per cent experiencing it themselves.[5]
Partnered clubs include:
- Huddersfield Town[6]
- Walsall FC[7]
- Newport County FC[8]
- Grimsby Town[9]
- Exeter City FC[10]
- Bristol Rovers FC
- Stoke City FC
- Gateshead FC
- Yeovil Town
- Northampton Town
- Peterborough United
- Forest Green Rovers
- Tranmere Rovers
- Doncaster Rovers
- Plymouth Argyle
- Millwall FC
- Cambridge United
- Shrewsbury Town
- Port Vale FC
- Rochdale FC
- Stockport County FC
- Dorking Wanderers FC
- Sutton United WFC
- Coventry United WFC
- Sheffield Wednesday FC
- Queens Park Rangers
- Morecambe FC
- Hearts FC
The campaign has received positive support across the football world.[11]
References
- ↑ "The campaign against sexism in football". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ "https://twitter.com/hergametoo/status/1393491467641970695". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-11-01. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "#HerGameToo anti-sexism movement standing up against sexism in football". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ F365, Editor (2021-05-15). "Abuse of women in football must stop. It's #HerGameToo". Football365. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ 161385360554578 (2021-10-30). "The campaign that has given women subjected to sexism at football a voice". talkSPORT. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ "TOWN ENTERS PARTNERSHIP WITH #HERGAMETOO!". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ "Walsall partner with #HerGameToo". www.saddlers.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ "Newport County AFC partner with #HerGameToo campaign". www.newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ "Mariners To Support Her Game Too Campaign". www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ "Exeter City hosting double-header in support of anti-sexism campaign". ITV News. 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- ↑ Ralph, Eve (2021-08-10). "Her Game Too - Inside the fight to end sexism in football once and for all". mirror. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
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