Hayes: “The standards for us are so much higher than our male counterparts”

Can you just speak quickly to this big moment, these two top-ranked teams, one and two, both being led by females, and the importance of that as far as the future of the women's game as well? Well, especially as you're sitting there holding your child. Yeah, I made no secret of the fact that it's really difficult, I think, for females in this space to, one, get an interview, two, get a job, and three, stay in a job. I think the standards for us are so much higher than our male counterparts because rarely do you see women who have gone and done a job, finished, whether they've been fired or they've left, they get another chance. It doesn't happen for us females as it does everybody else. But I also think, whether it's Serena Vaidman, Sonia Bermudez, who's outstanding coaches um i don't think this is i think it's it's great to see that i think we need to see more representation i know FIFA have asked to make it mandatory for for at least one technical member i'd like to go further i'd like there to be more female head coaches league national teams um because yeah i think it's hard enough to get into this industry as it is