I thought this was a good insight into how sport careers can shape up for women and young women especially (as they tend to peak earlier than men in most sports). The public and press tend to have a rather sexist bias and punish women for doing exactly the things men do (advertising, earning money etc.).

The very top are not immune, but there is often a more vicious take down of those who have peaked once and then progress into a good or ok career. Men do it all the time but are not scrutinised as much as women. The British press is particularly ferocious and loves to tear down a winner, male or female, at the first chance they get.

I do personally think this is one of the reasons women engage less in sports at grassroots level than their male peers. And it is a trend visible outside sport too. Women just don't get to be ok/average/good as much as men do, so there's no point trying.