This page is dedicated to stories of the ongoing struggle for equality in all areas of women’s soccer internationally, broken down by category. It will be upated regularly with the most recent stories in each category at the top. To let us know about a story, please contact heidi@gamechangersoccer.com.
Overview
Ada Hegerberg: Why ‘Shaking Things Up’ is More Important than Playing at Women’s World Cup
CNN International, Aimee Lewis and Aleks Klosok, May 17, 2019
UEFA Launch Women’s Soccer Strategy Plan Ahead of World Cup
Newsday, Graham Dunbar, May 17, 2019
Fast Company, Jeff Beer, May 15, 2019
The Guardian, May 14, 2019
As Women’s World Cup approaches, Latin American women soccer players seek change
NBC News, May 6, 2019
Ahead of Women’s World Cup, a Global Fight for Equality
World Crunch, Irene Caselli, April 3, 2019
Brazilian Soccer Star Marta Scores UN Role to Tackle Gender Inequality
Reuters, Ellen Wulfhorst, July 12, 2018
Soccer Wars: How U.S. Soccer Mistreats World Cup-Winning Women’s National Team
New York Daily News, Elizabeth Mitchell, March 30, 2016
Equal Pay
Time Magazine, Sean Gregory, May 24, 2019
The Week, May 23, 2019
Soccer! Sponsor to Make Up Difference in World Cup Bonuses paid to Men, Women
Los Angeles Times, Kevin Baxter, April 2, 2019
Alex Morgan on USWNT Equal Pay Lawsuit: ‘This is About Women in All Industries’
Pro Soccer USA, Mike Bianchi, March 14, 2019
U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Sues U.S. Soccer for Gender Discrimination
NPR, March 8, 2019
FIFA Actions Speak Louder than Words ahead of Women’s World Cup Draw
ESPNW, Julie Foudy, December 6, 2018
Dutch Treat: Increased Investment in Women’s Game is Paying Off
Los Angeles Times, Kevin Baxter, September 29, 2018
Norway’s Male and Female Footballers Sign Historic Equal Pay Agreement
The Independent, Samuel Lovett, December 15, 2017
Soccer Has a Sexism Problem – and These World Cup Winners are Doing Something About It
World Economic Forum, Stephanie Thomson, April 5, 2016
Facilities and Equipment
Women Finally Get Their Own World Cup Soccer Style
New York Times, Vanessa Freidman, March 11, 2019
U.S. Women’s Team Cancels Match over Hawaii Artificial Turf Conditions
ESPN, December 6, 2015
Media Coverage
Fox Sports to Make History with All-Female Announcing Crew for MLS Match
Chicago Tribune, Steven Goff, August 17, 2018
‘I Prefer to Hear a Male Voice’: Women Commentators Find Harsh Judgement at World Cup
Chicago Tribune, Isaac Stanley-Becker, June 26, 2018
Social Media Points Out Sexism in Olympics Coverage
VOA, August 22, 2016
The Terrible, Sexist Tweet that Shows How Far Women’s Soccer Still Has to Go
Washington Post, July 6, 2015
Buh-Bye, ‘Babe City’: How Sexist Coverage of the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team is Dying
Vice Sports, Leander Schaerlaeckens, June 30, 2015
Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler Take Down Sexist Sports Commentator
Newsweek, Paula Mejia, June 25, 2015
Women’s World Cup 2015: Norway Women Make Spoof Documentary
BBC News, June 21, 2015
Governance
Moya Dodd, One of Soccer’s Most Powerful Women, Isn’t Done Playing
Forbes Magazine, Christina Settimi, March 27, 2018
FIFA’s Sexist Shadow Looms Over U.S. Women’s World Cup
Vanity Fair, Joanna Robinson, July 6, 2015
Right to Play
In Soccer-Mad Argentina, Women Fight Sexism and Inequality
Associated Press, Luis Andres Henao, February 7, 2019
Pioneer of Women’s Football in Mexico is Latest Victim of Tijuana Violence
The Guardian, Nina Lakhani, October 21, 2018
‘The Fact We Exist is Huge’: Iran’s Women Plotting a Course to World Stage
The Guardian, Ed Aarons, June 20, 2018
These Women Were Told not to Play Football; They Formed a Team
SBS News, July 17, 2018
Coaching
The Ranks of Female Soccer Coaches are Growing, but not Without Pushback
The Lily, Bhavya Dore, October 23, 2018
Arab World’s First Woman to Coach a Men’s Soccer Team Beats Down Opponents – and Stereotypes
Women in the World, April 3, 2018
French Men’s Football Club Picks First Female Coach in Historic Hire
Time Magazine, Eliana Docketerman, May 8, 2014
Fans
Iran Opens Door to Women at Football but Will Anything Really Change?
The Guardian, Louise Taylor, November 21, 2018
Human Rights
Footballer Héctor Bellerín calls on sport to oppose Alabama abortion ban
The Guardian, May 18, 2019
Andy Ryan is First Male Australian Footballer to Come Out as Gay
The Guardian, May 14, 2019