Shaming Football's Sexist Culture
On Mother鈥檚 Day, reporter Shauna Hunt challenged the abusive Toronto football fans who had just screamed obscenities in to her microphone. Her confrontation went viral. So as the Women鈥檚 World Cup kicks off in Canada, will female reporters be subject to further vile acts of sexually explicit abuse? Sportshour's Caroline Rigby met Shauna and attended the last Toronto FC match to see if anything has changed.
Photo: Reporter Shauna Hunt of City News in Toronto challenges a fan who was prepared to scream abuse at her as she did her job outside the stadium. CREDIT: City News
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