▁significantly ▁better ▁than ▁four ▁years ▁earlier , ▁where ▁the ▁total ▁coverage ▁of ▁women ' s ▁sport ▁was ▁ 4 . 5 %. ▁New sp aper ▁coverage ▁had ▁issues : ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁women ' s ▁sport ▁coverage ▁came ▁on ▁days ▁when ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁news ▁regarding ▁men ' s ▁sport . ▁ ▁A ▁recent ▁study ▁showed ▁that ▁interest ▁in ▁women ' s ▁sports ▁would ▁be ▁bigger ▁if ▁the ▁sports ▁were ▁stream ed ▁as ▁free - to - air ▁broadcast ing . ▁Mean ing , ▁the ▁women ▁sports ▁would ▁be ▁free ▁to ▁watch ▁without ▁any ▁subscri ptions ▁needed . ▁Social ▁media ▁is ▁a ▁great ▁example ▁of ▁this . ▁As ▁far ▁as ▁social ▁media ▁rank ings ▁in ▁watching ▁women ' s ▁sports , ▁Facebook ▁is ▁first ▁( 8 7 % ), ▁YouTube ▁is ▁second ▁( 5 6 % ), ▁and ▁Inst agram ▁is ▁third ▁( 4 3 %). ▁▁ ▁The ▁Reb el ▁Women ' s ▁Big ▁Bash ▁( W B BL ) ▁and ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Australian ▁R ules ▁Football ▁league ▁( AF L W ) ▁are ▁two ▁good ▁examples ▁of ▁platforms ▁that ▁have ▁attract ed ▁a ▁following . ▁Both ▁are ▁cr icket ▁le agues . ▁Women ' s ▁Australian ▁cr icket ▁currently ▁has ▁a ▁ 4 3 % ▁interest ▁percentage . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁a ▁report ▁by ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Journal ism ▁and ▁Media ▁Research ▁Centre ▁and ▁Media ▁Mon itors ▁found ▁that ▁coverage ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁sport ▁made ▁up ▁only ▁ 9 % ▁of ▁all ▁sports ▁coverage