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Sam Mostyn on becoming the first female AFL commissioner, receiving hate mail and why quotas work – ABC News
Sam Mostyn, the first woman to become an AFL commissioner, talks to One Plus One about receiving hate mail, facing resistance from women in footy and why quota-based hirings work.
When Sam Mostyn became the first female AFL commissioner in 2005, she was prepared for resistance from certain parts of the footy community what she didn’t expect was blowback from women involved in the game.
- Sam Mostyn says she received hand-written hate mail when she first became an AFL commissioner
- She says she is a “big believer” in quotas, despite receiving criticism from other women after her appointment
- Mostyn says three AFL clubs were initially against the appoin…
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