Female Australian rules umpires have outlined their reasons for either quitting or being hesitant to continue in the sport, in a detailed account of both verbal and physical abuse while honing their craft. AFL 9News
One anecdote involves a female state league umpire who heard her co-workers talking about her physical appearance, unaware that she was in earshot.
Another said she stopped attending training sessions after being made to feel uncomfortable by a coach that would try and talk to her and arrange meet-ups outside of training, while a third said she received unwanted text messages and advances."And umpires during games would inappropriately touch me, like when we're umpiring together and things like that.
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