Helen Glover: fathers on Team GB receive less scrutiny than mothers

Olympic rower says men with children also expect their careers will last longer than women who are parents

The Olympic rower Helen Glover has said fathers on Team GB receive less scrutiny for being parents than female peers and have expectations that their careers will last longer.

As the world's No 1 female rower and a two-time Olympic champion, Glover, who has three children, has long been an advocate for working mothers and since announcing her return from retirement a year ago to compete in Paris has been outspoken about the difficulties of juggling parenthood as an elite athlete.