A bit more encouragement and a lot less mocking are at the centre of this. I have seen that mocking for myself, and I am embarrassed when I do not challenge it. Men have a particular responsibility. When they see harassment and stigma before them, they need to say something. We need to stop that. We know that that laddish male culture exists as much in sport as it does elsewhere, and we all have a responsibility to challenge it. It is all about culture, attitude, responses and language—all of that is incredibly important.

We have seen improvements recently, such as those in sports kit to meet women’s desire to wear kit that makes them feel comfortable, addresses differences and recognises changes that they go through in their lives.

The active schools programme is a great advancement. We need the evaluation of how effective it has been, but bringing experts into schools to improve the range and quality of the sport offer—and the exercise offer, because this is not just all about sport; it is about having alternatives in school—is part of the answer to make sure that we have something that is suitable for everyone.

I heard mention of the Scottish Women in Sport awards, where a great picture was taken of two sportswomen—Eilidh Doyle and Isla Hedley, who is a young sportswoman. They first met when Isla was about 12 or 13. Isla won the young sportswoman of the year award, and her role model was Eilidh, who had previously won sportswoman of the year. That shows clearly the position of role models—people like us who we can look up to and who are performing exceptionally well. The more excellent sportspeople we have such as Eilidh, who is prepared to take time out to encourage the next generation, the more things will improve.

We have made progress on pay for women in elite sport. Now, 83 per cent of sports pay men and women the same, but the big differences are in golf, cricket and football—the old offenders. The gap is narrowing, but it needs to narrow much more. We need to recognise and praise sports that are closing the gap and send a clear signal to those that are not that they need to do much better.

I now notice a difference in the language that is used on television and in other broadcasts. When people refer to football, they are describing football for men and women; they do not say “women’s football” any more or say “football” when they mean men’s football. The term is neutral now. That is a subtle and small change, but it is important. There are many more female presenters on television for football and many other sports, which makes the approach less laddish. It is more open and the language is different, which is a big improvement. Many more sports are being covered. Smaller, more niche sports are being covered, and women are often taking part in them.

In closing, I will say a few things. When Madras college in St Andrews got a new building, it scrapped the hockey pitch and replaced it with rugby and football pitches. A group challenged that but did not succeed. That should never have happened. Men play hockey, too, but it is a predominantly female sport. That change should never have happened. The excuse was that more women are now playing football and rugby, but that is not good enough. A much wider range of facilities needs to be available to suit everyone.

Of leaders in sport, 80 per cent are men. We need to change that. If we have women leaders in sport, we have a greater chance of changing the culture.

We need to stop the reduction in the hours of community sports centres, because women feel—rightly—much safer in those centres.

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