International women's day Australia

2023 - 3 - 8

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'Wow, that's f***ed': Netball mean tweets — stars react to vile abuse ... (Fox Sports)

“Netball is a joke. These women complain about wanting more money when they don't do nearly as much work as male athletes. Get a grip.” “These female players ...

Fever’s Glasgow said: “I just hope that these people don’t have daughters, or women in their lives that want to come and speak to them or talk to them and care about netball. To be able to do that for young girls now, and be the precedent to set, it’s exciting. “I just don’t understand that the respect isn’t there. I challenge you to come to a game. I mean, we work pretty hard so a comment like that is a bit wasted.” Our female athletes should be encouraged to have kids and come back and play the sport that they love. And sometimes you can work as hard as you can and it’s just going to stay there. Tall, short, big, small, whatever that may be, we bring a different strength to the game.” Superstar England Roses and NSW Swifts shooter Helen Housby joked: “I can say this, our head coach Briony (Akle) is a terrible cook actually, so the kitchen’s not for her! “These female sports are just not up to scratch. Get a grip.” “Netball is a joke.

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