WOMEN in Football reported a near 400 per cent increase in reports of sex discrimination and harassment today.
The group, a network of professionals in and around the football industry, announced 271 incidents have been reported to it during the 2017-18 season.
Match days saw a 133.3 per cent increase in reports, workplace incidents were up 112.5 per cent and social media events increased by 285.4 per cent.
Sexual harassment on Britain’s railways is rising sharply, according to the British Transport Police, yet too many women still feel reporting is futile. LYNNE WALSH asks why the burden of safety all too often remains on women themselves
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system



