Over the past few decades, the strive for equality and equal opportunities has manifested itself in all walks of life. Professionally, socially and economically there?re now more opportunities for all types of people, from every type of background. But as great as that is, there are still people campaigning for more, in the belief that we, as a society, haven?t yet reached true equality. And I?d be inclined to agree, for the most part. But I also think there are some real examples of fairness and equality in some of the most unexpected places. And one of them is motorcycle racing, especially when it comes to equal opportunities for women.

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How can that possibly be" The motorsport industry as a whole is massively male dominated, and especially so in the bike racing world. But the point is, that there are opportunities for women to excel, if they?re good enough at what they do. Look at Ana Carrasco, she?s a genuine motorcycle World Champion. And she?s a girl. She didn?t win the ?Women?s World Championship?, she didn?t win the ?Men?s World Championship?. She won THE Supersport 300 World Championship.
The fact that men and women are all in the same race, and the fact that a woman ought to have just as much chance to win the race, has equality written all over it.

Some sceptics might say that the fact that she?s a woman gives her a slight (or major) advantage when it comes to publicising herself and securing sponsorship. That may or may not be ...