Does University Challenge have a problem with women?

Former contestants cite social media hostility and ‘confidence gap’ as barriers to taking part in TV quizYour starter for 10: why are so few women taking part in University Challenge? Former contestants say it’s because they are too intimidated to audition by the barrage of comments, jokes and even abuse they will inevitably face.Rose McKeown, a star of the winning team from St John’s College, Cambridge, in the last series, and Hannah Rose Woods, captain of the 2015-16 wi