How can women’s sport become equal to men’s? Through bravery | Catherine Spencer

As former captain of the England rugby team, I can see that a vicious circle of underinvestment must be brokenIf I had a pound for every time I have been asked what barriers women face in sport, I would be a rich woman by now. As it is, I remain a woman with the bank balance of a retired England rugby captain. A female England rugby captain, that is. Because, while the women’s team are now paid individual match fees, when I led England from 2007 to 2011 we had to play only for the love of it. Our team of elite athletes included a vet, an A&E doctor, two PE teachers and handful of police of…