Sport is supposed to be all about fair play, so why don't women's sports get equal respect and coverage, asks Anna O'Grady?

Last year, Arsenal Football Club won the quadruple. You're probably thinking to yourself, "no they didn't". But it's true. The Arsenal ladies' team won the women's Premier League title, the women's Premier League Cup, the women's FA Cup and the UEFA Women's Cup. Even though they did something that has never been done before in the history of English soccer, most of you probably don't even know about it.

This is just one example of how unappreciated women's sport is, even though the standard can be just as high as men's sport. Another example is that, in many GAA clubs, the women's senior team is not treated with the same respect as the men's senior teams, whether it is in training, funding or in matches. This inequality is seen throughout all age groups.

One thing that really angers me about girls' sport is the lack of supporters we seem to get to matches. In most GAA clubs, if the men's senior football team were to get to the county football championship final they would get a huge amount of support from the whole club. If, on the other hand, the women's senior football team were to achieve the same success, the support would not be nearly as strong. This is clearly seen in Croke Park at All-Ireland finals when the stadium is not even half full for the women's finals, while for the men's an empty seat would be extremely hard to come by. I don't understand why we get so little support because at this level the standard is very high. We have to get rid of the stereotype of women being bad at sport.

The golf club is another bastion of sexism. While things have improved in recent years and most golf clubs are working towards equality, there are issues that need to be addressed. There are still some golf clubs which are exclusively male.

But sexism is also to be found off the pitch. For example, I am extremely interested in watching Ireland's rugby matches. So when my dad gets two tickets for a match he gives me the spare ticket when it's my turn. My brother, however, is likely to say to me, "there is no point in you going because you don't even understand it" - just because I'm a girl. This really hurts me because I enjoy it just as much as he does.

Also, has anybody ever noticed that when men are having a conversation about sport they usually don't include women or ask for their opinion because it is presumed women don't know anything about sport? Many know more than they think.

Another thing that shows sexism in sport is the lack of coverage women get on the sports news on TV. On one news report you are lucky to get one item on what's going on in women's sport.

So in my opinion a lot needs to be changed when it comes to women in sport. The stereotype that we are bad at sport needs to be cleared up. I have only brushed over a few things that annoy me when it comes to sexism in sport but I believe it is a major problem.

• Anna O'Gradyis a student at Loreto College, Foxrock, Dublin