The biggest factor affecting the development of women's football is... men's football. It casts an enormous shadow that creates a big challenge to the women's game. Partly because of the temptation (wrongly) to emulate it, but partly also because it currently controls the capital that funds the growth of the women's game. So, what is the role of men's football and men, right now, and also historically?

Guests (in order of appearance):

HELEN WARD                  GENERAL MANAGER, WATFORD WOMEN

JENNIFER HASKEL       DELOITTE SPORTS BUSINESS GROUP

NATALIE BURRELL        WOMEN’S FOOTBALL FAN

BETTINA BAER                 LEAD CONSULTANT, TWO CIRCLES

PAUL DRESIBACH         WOMEN’S FOOTBALL STRATEGIST

MOYA DODD                    LAWYER, SPORTS CONSULTANT

KELLY LINDSEY               COO, DIRECTOR FOOTBALL, LEWES FC

FANNY ALMERSSON   STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

ANJALI SHAH                   PIFA, INDIAN WOMEN’S FOOTBALL ALLIANCE

ROLAND GISCARD D’ESTAING    WOMAN UP AGENCY

LEE SANDERS                  HEAD OF FOOTBALL, DURHAM WOMEN FC

ELLIE LEEK                        FORMER PLAYER

IRENE MERINO              GLOBAL HEAD OF GENDER BALANCE, DECATHLON

YVONNE HARRISON CEO, WOMEN IN FOOTBALL

DR SADIA SHEIKH        FOUNDER, DIYA WOMEN FC

JULIAN HADWIGER    WHU-OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

MARK BRADLEY             FAN EXPERIENCE COMPANY

KIERON O’CONNOR    THE SWISS RAMBLE