Pauw 'a victim of gender bias'
Irish Daily Mirror|July 07, 2023
US lawyer for women's boss slams accusations
SEAN MURPHY
Pauw 'a victim of gender bias'

ACCUSATIONS against Ireland women's manager Vera Pauw are down to discriminatory gender bias, her lawyer claimed.

Findings were made against Pauw in a 2022 investigation within America's National Women's Soccer League after her 2018 stint as Houston Dash boss.

Some of the issues were repeated this week in a sports publication - prompting her US lawyer Thomas Newkirk to defend her.

He said yesterday: "Vera has rejected the accusations fully and completely and would do so again."

Mr Newkirk claimed his role is to highlight how "gender bias" results in negative reports.

He said: "Gender bias causes athletes to report negative behaviour of a female coach differently than they would report it if she was a male.

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