England boss Sarina Wiegman has called out men's football, admitting it's 'strange' there's a lack of female managers in that area of the sport.
The Lionesses have seen their popularity soar in recent times, having won the European Championships last summer.
England also made the final of the Women's World Cup in August, with Spain winning 1-0.
Men's football has started to move with the times - with Forest Green Rovers naming Hannah Dingley as caretaker boss in July.
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Rebecca Welch also became the first female fourth official in Premier League history last weekend while working on Manchester United's 1-0 win over Fulham.
But Wiegman has questioned why there's a lack of female bosses - admitting she finds it 'strange'.
"In football, it's still the question of can a female coach a male team?" she stated.
"I think in every sector females are in higher positions, so that's a little bit strange [it isn't in football].
"I think a female can coach a men's team.
"My thoughts are not there. I am just really happy in the role I work in now and I am really enjoying it.
"And, as you say, sometimes I think when I see it, it is so personal, also with men in the men's game. I think, how much fun is that?"
Wiegman then predicted that more female managers will work in the men's game in the coming years.
"We know Corinne Diacre coached a men's team in France and more females also in Italy coached men," she continued.
"I think it is a matter of time and I think when first one happens it will be really big - but I think then more will follow.
"When I was a little kid I was not allowed to play football as a girl, but now everyone says, 'Oh why not?'
"Hopefully in 20 years we say, 'Why did we think females couldn't coach males?' Hopefully that will change quickly."
Wiegman is releasing a new book called 'What It Takes' detailing her life as a coach.
And she's now elaborated after revealing a Dutch FA coach described her as a 'pain in the ass'.
"That was funny," the Dutchwoman continued.
"I sent him a text the other day, 'pain in the ass?'.
"We can act like everything is always right, the sun's always shining, but that's not the case, it's not always nice.
"We've seen lots of nice things like the end product but it's very hard work and it's overcoming setbacks, and getting critics but also learning from it.
"It's good to share because no one in life has only good experiences, everyone makes mistakes too and try to learn from the mistakes and do things better every day.
"That's part of life, I think that makes people more powerful to share some vulnerability.
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"That's what they say, that we [the Dutch] are direct, what's important for me is that I'm clear in my messages.
"Clarity of how we want to play, how we want to treat each other, clarity on performances, that's key to improve. There's no grey area. Direct doesn't mean rude.
"We should not confuse those two because you don't have to be rude to be clear; you can also be nice and kind but saying what you see and think.
"We all want to perform at our highest level, then you need to give honest feedback."
