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Amanda Blanc: Former Welsh Rugby Union board member discusses experience of misogyny

Amanda Blanc appears on Desert Island DiscsBBC/AMANDA MANGO BENSON

Amanda Blanc ed Aviva in July 2020, becoming the company's first female chief executive

Former Professional Rugby Board (PRB) chair Amanda Blanc has spoken about the misogyny she endured at the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU).

In November 2021, Blanc stood down from the WRU board and PRB role she had held for less than two years.

Aviva Group CEO Blanc says she was not listened to at the WRU.

"I spent two years on the Welsh Rugby Union board, and I would say that I'm a reasonable businessperson," Blanc told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.

"I've been in business for a long period of time, but when you are just simply not listened to, some misogynistic comments.

"There was one which was 'what do you know about governance">