This week on The Futureverse, we examine the challenges and triumphs of women around the world. We're joined by former US 5000 meter champion Lauren Flaschman to speak about the vital need for the world of sports to be reimagined for women. Welcome to Advertising will save us the podcast that looks at how the ad industry can move the world forward.
International Women's Week on Intelligence Squared. Equality is no longer enough, women need equity - that's the message of former US 5000m champion, Lauren Fleshman who joins us on this episode of the podcast to speak about the vital need for the world of sport to be reimagined for women. In conversation with host Sophie Penney, sports journalist for Reuters and The Athletic, Lauren looks back at her own career to examine the damaging mental and physical effects of young women being trained in line with the physiological development of a male body, the financial realities of being a professional female athlete, and what it means to be a successful athlete.
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