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FA's top lawyer and gay rights advocate joins Saudi Arabian FA

Polly Handford, who has championed LGBTQ+ inclusion during her time working in English football, has been recruited by a nation where homosexuality is illegal ....

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FA Board meeting review - May 2021


Thursday 27 May 2021
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Our Board met on Tuesday 25 May and set out below are the main points discussed at the meeting.
 
Mark Bullingham (Chief Executive Officer) and Polly Handford (Director, Legal & Governance) updated the Board on the fan-led review into Football Governance.  
The Board discussed the review’s terms of reference and the key themes which we will need to address when making our submission. The Board agreed that it will review a draft paper prior to this being submitted to the review and will present an overview of our proposals to the Council.
 
Our new strategy for grassroots football, titled ‘Survive. Revive. Thrive.’ was launched at the end of March and James Kendall (Director of Football Development) took the Board through the main objectives of the strategy. ....

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FA's female directors speak on International Women's Day 2021


Rachel Brace - HR Director
Things have changed. When I first joined the FA’s SMT the women were definitely in the minority and now we make up more than half. But I don’t want you to think this is a numbers game for me – when we set about trying to make the FA more diverse in the broadest sense it was always about creating a more modern organisation, better representing society and the game we serve and knowing that in doing this we will simply be better at what we do.
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the achievements of women, while focusing on the continued fight for gender equality. Personally this translates into me being lucky enough to have more opportunities and support than my mum did while hoping that my daughter grows up with the confidence and support to know that she has the same chances and no more hurdles in life than her brother. ....

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