Awards to up profile of women
A PUSH for better coverage for women in sport kicked off yesterday.
It’s reckoned women’s sport accounts for just 12% of TV coverage in Ireland.
So Investec are running the 20x20 Media Awards to commend media coverage. Judging panel chairwoman Anna Kessel said: “In celebrating women’s sports journalism the awards are sending a powerful message – women’s sport is amazing and of value.
“For every sports editor who ever wondered if it’s worth covering, to every coach who questioned if girls needed encouraging and to every sports governing body deliberating over how much to invest in females, this initiative makes it clear – women’s sport matters.
“It is an honour to be part of these groundbreaking awards.”