About this episode

Georgina Godwin interviews Karen Dobres about her role in transforming Lewes FC into the world's first equal-pay football club and discusses the themes of her story 'Pitch Invasion'.

It’s International Women’s Day and Georgina Godwin is joined by a former model who helped transform Lewes FC into the world’s first equal-pay football club. She discusses ‘Pitch Invasion’, a story about sport, culture and Britain’s global soft power. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Georgina Godwin

Guest: Karen Dobres

Topics covered

• equal pay
• women in sports
• football culture
• soft power
• International Women's Day

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lewes FC

Books & works: Pitch Invasion

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