This is a good long read on the issues around diversity in Women's football in England, and puts the recent furor over the Arsenal squad photo in context. I am once again in awe of Alex Scott for how she's managed to thrive in spite of the barriers she's had to push past.

https://arseblog.news/2023/11/an-in-depth-look-at-arsenal-womens-lack-of-ethnic-diversity-why-it-matters-how-it-happened-and-how-it-is-being-tackled/

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[–] Astrealix@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Very good read. Overall I don't think after reading that that the club are intentionally being racist, which is good (and the bare minimum). But we need to be scouting more, looking for talents that can make it in the senior squad and provide things that we lack. And while a coincidence that there's none in this year's squad, it's not one that there has been a decline overall in PoC across the board, and it's a problem that needs to be solved. Very glad that the club are addressing this (or at least trying to).