“I would make social media and the internet much more accountable,” said Owen.
“With social media, and particularly X, it’s a free for all and it is destroying people.
“We have seen examples where women have reached the peak of their careers in sport and then they will be absolutely torn down on social media to the extent that it has a massive impact on the person, and on others who want to go into those roles.
“For me, it’s the accountability for something that is highly addictive and highly destructive, combined with the space and the access to sports.”
To address the lack of female-focused research, Fifa has launched a female health and performance project, external aiming to better support coaches and optimise outcomes for women athletes.
Dan Clements, head of coach development at the FA explained they are “committed to increasing the number of female coaches at all levels of the game by providing clear coaching pathways, accessible qualifications and tailored development opportunities”.
For the past three seasons the England Under-23, Under-19 and Under-17s have been led by female homegrown coaches and at the last Euros in Switzerland, both finalists, Spain and England were led by women.
The German Football Federation has a Women in Football 2027 strategy, external which lists one of the goals as increasing the number of active female players, coaches and referees by 25%.
The FA also highlighted a record number of women, including Beth Mead, Vivianne Miedema, Steph Houghton and Izzy Christiansen, have graduated from the latest Uefa A Diploma cohort.
However, Clements acknowledges there is room for improvement.
“We recognise there is still more work to do.
“By collaboratively working with clubs, leagues and stakeholders across football, and listening to female coaches directly, we will continue to evolve and tailor our coach development offer to support the growth of the game.”