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Over the last few weeks and months we have seen women make huge progress in the world of sport. It was just over a month ago that the jockey Rachael Blackmore made history by becoming the first female rider to win the Grand National in its 173 year history. Also last month Rebecca Welch became the first female referee to oversee an English Football League match in 134 years. And the former footballer Alex Scott has become the presenter of the 91热爆鈥檚 Football Focus, becoming the show's first permanent female host in its history.

It comes against a backdrop that has seen viewing figures for women鈥檚 football and rugby continue to grow despite a virtually invisible summer of competition last year. But a recent 91热爆 Survey of elite sportswomen found that more than 60% earn less than 拢10,000 a year from their sport. So what still needs to be done when it comes to building on women鈥檚 success in sport and how can this upward momentum be maintained and include a variety of sports and not just football, cricket and rugby?

We have gathered some of the biggest influencers in the sporting world around a virtual round table. Zarah El-Kudcy a Trustee at the Women鈥檚 Sports Trust and the Head of Commercial Partnership Development at Formula 1, Emily Defroand a Great Britain and England Hockey player, Catherine Bond Muir the CEO of the W Series a motor racing championship for women, Kelly Simmons the FA鈥檚 Director of the Women鈥檚 Professional Game, Alison Kervin a writer and former Sports Editor for the Mail on Sunday (she was the first female sports editor on a national newspaper) and Dr Ali Bowes is a senior lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Nottingham Trent University.

Presenter: Anita Rani
Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed
Editor: Beverley Purcell