Women’s football was introduced in the Olympics a staggering 96 years after the men’s event – and some sports still struggle with gender inequalities.
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Whether the women’s U.S. soccer team wins its fight for pay equity, its existence alone shows just how much has already been won.
Thoughtless tweets and unfair conditions didn’t hold women back – but they still deserve better.
While the traditional media peddles sexist stereotypes, social media is leading the charge for equality.
There is no justification for banning women from men’s football. The same is not true in the opposite direction, however.
Women’s football has come a long way, but it is still some distance from competing with the men’s game.
The players, matches and teams to watch for Canada 2015.
The progressive march of women’s football offers a refreshingly different FIFA story from that which has dominated the headlines over the past few weeks.
While FIFA officials face charges, women footballers face poor conditions and underinvestment ahead of the World Cup.
Sepp Blatter, the 77-year-old president of FIFA, the international governing body of football, has put his foot in it – again. Having made suggestions in 2004 that women in sport should wear tight shorts…
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Football Consultant & Visiting Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Governance in Women's Football, University of Portsmouth
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Associate Professor in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Durham University
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Principal Lecturer, Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology of Sport, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Sports Business, Leeds Beckett University
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Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
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Lecturer, The Open University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Leicester
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Lecturer in Film and Media, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer of Communication - Sports Media, Deakin University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, Mississippi State University
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Associate Professor Social Sciences, Gender& Sexualities, Bournemouth University
