Cates, who also works as a presenter Radio 5 Live, was speaking to 香港最快开奖现场直播资料 Journalism and Sports Journalism students at the university’s annual Sport Journalism Lecture.
Cates said: “As I have gone through my career, it’s coincided with women becoming more involved in sport. I see it with younger reporters coming through and women who are in the earlier stages of their careers.
“They see a path for themselves now, whereas I’m not sure I did. Gabby Logan, Sue Barker (aside), there weren’t that many women to help me see a path for myself. But as I kept on working things started to open up as I went along. I’ve never been the first woman to do anything, but I still think there is a perception that women won’t be able to make the next step, when in fact that’s not the case at all.
“The women working across sport – we all know each other and we’re all really supportive of one another. It’s not a backstabbing group where everyone is trying to get one over. We are all genuinely really pleased for each other when something comes along.”