March 8 marks International Women’s Day – a day of global celebration of women’s social, economic, political and cultural achievements. It offers an important reminder of the significant and leading contribution of women in these areas and of course to all facets of society more generally.
But it also acts as a stark reminder that female empowerment and recognition of their contributions are not to be taken for granted as too often they fail to be given status equivalent to male achievements. Humanity suffers and remains unfulfilled when women are not fully and appropriately recognised for their contributions.
As nations, Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany have long been strong advocates in championing greater diversity and have led the way in ensuring that women are afforded the recognition their contributions merit. They have done so by seeking to put them on an equal footing with men across all levels of society. Our BNG bid to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027ä fits fully into this vision.
The campaign theme for the 2024 edition of the International Women’s Day is “inspire inclusion”. Two words of great power and, when brought together, offer significant meaning. The world is a better place when we inspire others to appreciate the value of women’s inclusion.
There are few activities which offer a platform to champion this concept more than sport, and in particular football which sits comfortably as the world’s most popular one. As a driver of significant social impact football has the means to provide life and turn words on paper to meaningful deeds.
Our primary responsibility as federations is to develop the game in our respective countries from starting at the grassroot right through to the elite level. In combining our joint forces in bidding for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027ä we seek to support FIFA in its efforts to pursue this aim for women’s football globally. But beyond inspiring a new generation of female…
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Author : Paul Nicholson
Publish date : 2024-03-08 06:00:53
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