Women's Sport: The State of Play

To mark International Women’s Day we’ve gathered in conversation four women who in their own way have confronted and overcome some of the most significant barriers facing women in sport. We’ll also look back at some of the stories Sportshour has covered in the past year, from body image to physical and mental abuse of female athletes. We’ll ask if the past twelve months has seen any progress towards gender equality in sport. Joining us to chat through those and many other issues are…Ghanaian football agent Dentaa Amoateng is not only a successful entrepreneur but known for her acting career too. She is also the agent for Ghana’s biggest footballer Asamoah Gyan. Ingrid Bentzer is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. After retirement she served as Head of Women's Professional Tennis for the International Tennis Federation; She is currently a member of the Fed Cup committee. British Rower Gee Purdy was part of the 4 women crew who recently and successfully completed the world’s toughest rowing race. In doing so she and the team became the fastest all-female team to complete the challenge, beating the previous record by five days. Photo: Serena Williams celebrates winning championship point (Credit: Hannah Peters/Getty Images)