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World female football players demand gender equality
27-12-2019
The Women’s World Cup 2019 hosted by France has turned into a platform to call for gender equality in all areas of life, An Nahar reported today. It has also contributed to raising the level of the game and changing its laws in several countries, like Italy and Australia. On this, US Megan Rapinoe who led her country to its consecutive Women’s World Cup title and claimed the Golden Ball’s top player, explained: “In our case, victory will allow the female soccer, not in the US only, to make a big stride forward.” "The world title has moved our struggle for equality to another dimension,” Rapinoe added. In conclusion, An Nahar wrote that the best example of what Rapinoe has said is clearly seen in the accomplishment achieved by the Australian women’s national soccer team after the round of 16 in the World Cup. Australia introduced equal pay for men and women’s national team footballers in line with an agreement between Professional Footballers Australia and Football Federation Australia (FFA) to this effect. Similarly, the success by Italy’s National Football Team in reaching the quarterfinals was a stage to denounce the discriminatory laws which don’t allow women to make a living out of football. (An Nahar, December 27, 2019)
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