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As a woman who loves AFL, I feel palpable despair. Why did it take so long to put us at the centre of this story? | Jill Stark

As a woman who loves AFL, I feel palpable despair. Why did it take so long to put us at the centre of this story? | Jill Stark

Commentary around the Sydney Swans case has made it painfully clear that women’s safety is not valued as highly as the sporting success of its male stars. It has been hard to stomach watching allegations of sexual assault that may be linked to some Sydney Swans players being framed as an “unmitigated disaster” for the club’s finals chances....

Finally, someone has articulated the same sense of outrage I have been feeling for the women at the center of the Sydney Swans allegations.

theguardian.com
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