“Thankfully there’s more support now,” she said. What does she know? I’m going to have to work alongside her, what if she knows more than I do?'”Ĭompared to ten years ago, representation of women in sports broadcasting has taken enormous steps, but there’s still so much to do.īuzzing for tomorrow 10am-1pm live in the studio with and on ? #Talksport #whiteandJordan #Letsgo /IlTwXHt95q- Lianne Sanderson March 7, 2022įormer England international Lianne Sanderson also acknowledged this rise in support and awareness in comparison to when she was growing up, and explained that this has helped her in her transition from player to pundit.
“What’s the worst that could happen? Yeah there’s a few blokes around, but they’re probably looking at you and thinking ‘Phew, I’m intimidated by her. I remember being really down on myself, your inner voice is the most critical voice you will ever hear. “Really believe that what you’re interested in is enough, and everything else you can learn. “I look back at little me, at the different stages of my life… My advice to any young woman that is looking to get into the world of sport, especially, is just really back yourself. When asked what advice she would give girls hoping to one day work in sports media and are fearful of the abuse they could receive for being female, Woods said she would say what she would love to say to her younger self. Visual things, like the way you look, your gender, the colour of your skin, anything like that.” “I think #BreakTheBias to me, is just allowing everybody to go about their business and just not be criticised for really superficial things. Or me being able to have an opinion and it not being ridiculed because it’s attached to me being a woman. “I’d like to be able to walk into a newsroom or do my broadcast without any kind of preconceived judgement. Woods was recently named Sports Presenter of the Year for the second year running