Essayer OR - Gratuit
Thousands back fight for girls' toilets at local clubs
The Guardian
|November 15, 2024
A coach has sparked a grassroots movement to improve inclusivity in football: by demanding that toilets are opened for girls.
A petition calling on the Football Association to "Mandate Toilet Facilities at All Youth Football Venues" has more than 28,000 signatures on Change.org, after Natalie Booth became frustrated by the absence of facilities for her local team.
Booth volunteers as a coach and welfare officer and runs the FA-supported Wildcats team at her local club, Thornton-Cleveleys FC in Lancashire. She says she was struck by the absence of facilities wherever she travelled with her team, with even existing toilets locked on Sunday mornings, when her girls play.
"Every Saturday morning, at my sons' matches, toilet facilities are nearly always available," she said. "When it comes to the girls' teams on Sunday mornings, there are often no facilities, or they are locked.
Cette histoire est tirée de l'édition November 15, 2024 de The Guardian.
Abonnez-vous à Magzter GOLD pour accéder à des milliers d'histoires premium sélectionnées et à plus de 9 000 magazines et journaux.
Déjà abonné ? Se connecter
PLUS D'HISTOIRES DE The Guardian
The Guardian
A bloody nose for the president but Democrats must be careful not to misinterpret the results
The US gave Donald Trump a bloody nose.
3 mins
November 06, 2025
The Guardian
Man gropes Mexican president during walkabout
Claudia Sheinbaum, the president of Mexico, has been groped by a man while mingling with citizens in Mexico City, raising questions about security and the sexual harassment faced by the country's women.
1 mins
November 06, 2025
The Guardian
Ed Sheeran backs music reforms for state schools
Ed Sheeran has taken partial credit for an overhaul of musiceducation in England's state schools, shortly after being namechecked by the education secretary in parliament.
1 min
November 06, 2025
The Guardian
Reputation nosedives as bird of the year enters nesting season
New Zealanders are being warned to steer clear of the nation's “bird of the year” - the karearea - after reports they are dive-bombing walkers who get too close to their nests.
1 mins
November 06, 2025
The Guardian
McIlroy thanks PGA chief for Ryder Cup abuse apology
Rory McIlroy says the PGA of America chief executive, Derek Sprague, apologised personally for the abuse directed at the world No 2 and his wife during Europe’s Ryder Cup triumph at Bethpage Black, and that the gesture helped to close the book on what had been a bruising week.
1 mins
November 06, 2025
The Guardian
Three in 10 adults experienced abuse in childhood, study finds
Nearly a third of women in England and Wales were abused as a child, along with just over a quarter of men, according to new figures that for the first time include emotional, physical or sexual abuse as well as neglect.
2 mins
November 06, 2025
The Guardian
Father of Southport killer is 'desperately sorry' for not dealing with son's behaviour
The father of Axel Rudakubana has told the inquiry into the 2024 Southport attack that his failure to deal with his son's violent behaviour had \"catastrophic consequences, for which I am desperately sorry\".
3 mins
November 06, 2025
The Guardian
BBC is 'a Titanic' and must embrace radical shift, says Sidemen manager
The BBC risks becoming the Titanic of the media world and culturally irrelevant to gen Z unless it embraces a “radical shift” towards reaching young audiences, the manager of one of the most successful YouTube collectives has warned.
2 mins
November 06, 2025
The Guardian
Louvre heist suspect 'is minor social media star'
One of the men arrested on suspicion of stealing £77m of crown jewels from the Louvre is a minor social media star with a passion for motorbikes who has worked as a security guard at the Pompidou Centre, French media have reported.
1 mins
November 06, 2025
The Guardian
Fiji carry national pride into redemption match
England's opponents on Saturday are rising in the world rankings and out to avenge defeat at World Cup
2 mins
November 06, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size