Fans are getting ready for the big game in spain too. The womens game there has seen an explosion in popularity, with the number of women players in federated leagues increasing by almost 200 from 2009 to 2022. Heres one of them. Translation the way they are showing us they are breaking down barriers time and time again the collective Bargaining Agreement a few years ago, the professionalisation of womens football, all this, and also the way they represent the values of sport for me and i think for all of us is a complete inspiration. Off the field during this competition, there have been serious conversations taking place about womens sport and its place in the world, including pay equality. The total prize pot for the womens world cup is 110 million thats a 300 increase from the 2019 tournament. But by comparison, its significantly lower than the 1140 million pot for the mens tournament in qatar last year. At the beginning of the competition, analysis by cnn found that female players
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the face of pushback, and everyone is saying we don t deserve it. we can t do it. we can t sell out stadiums, and now we are absolutely proving people wrong. 50. now we are absolutely proving people wrong- people wrong. so, as well as bein: people wrong. so, as well as being an people wrong. so, as well as being an international- people wrong. so, as well as being an international and i people wrong. so, as well as i being an international and club soccer player you are also a couege soccer player you are also a college athlete and if we look at title line that gives women athletes the right to equal opportunity in sports in educational institutions in receipt of federal funding. should the penalty for institutions that don t do that, that don t divide money equally, should those penalties be stronger or more strongly enforced? be stronger or more strongly enforced? ., , , ., , enforced? yeah, they should be. that is back enforced? yeah, they should be. that is back in enforc
what makes me so proud to be a part of the women s game is the battles that we have fought in the face of pushback, and everyone is saying we don t deserve it. so, as well as being an international and club soccer player you are also a college athlete and if we look at title 9, that gives women athletes the right to equal opportunity in sports in educational institutions that are in receipt of federal funding. should the penalty for institutions that don t do that, that don t divide money equally, should those penalties be stronger or more strongly enforced? yeah, they should be. title 9, back in 1970 was enacted so women do get equal access and resources when it comes to sports and it has been a transformational piece of legislation for female athletes in the united states of america, but there have been countless institutions that have tried to sidestep or get around the concept of equal investment when it comes to women s sports. i would be interested to know your thoughts just