Listen "Female football agents"
Episode Synopsis
Is being an agent to female soccer players different from representing men? Kim Chakanetsa speaks with two female football agents from the UK and France who have male and female clients. They handle everything from tough salary negotiations and sponsorship deals to the all-important image management.Jennifer Mendelewitsch was the only woman out of 400 agents in France when she qualified 15 years ago. She has built a reputation as a fearsome negotiator and describes herself as part-mother part-friend to her clients, especially the young male players. She says her biggest challenge is getting them to understand the potential repercussions of over-sharing on social media for their future careers.Georgie Hodge is a former player turned agent to the UK's emerging female football stars. She says while the salaries women players can command are still nothing like the men's, major sponsors are finally waking up to their value as brand ambassadors. Because the women's game is still building, Georgie says her players want to positively represent the whole sport, not just worry about their own careers.(Image: (L) Jennifer Mendelewitsch and (R) Georgie Hodge)
More episodes of the podcast The Conversation
Women living with severe allergies
15/12/2025
Women tracking hurricanes
08/12/2025
What my disability taught me about parenting
01/12/2025
Weavers reviving an ancient technology
24/11/2025
Women at the forefront of medical research
19/11/2025
Behind the smiles of artistic swimming
10/11/2025
Female breadwinners
03/11/2025
Life as a top female referee
27/10/2025
Using sound as a tool for conservation
20/10/2025
Women giving cash to new mums
13/10/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.