Rosie Cossar, Canada Gymnastics* (retired) Vicky LeBlanc, Canada Softball (retired)* Snowboarding*Įric Mitchell, Canada Ski Jumping (retired)* Rhian Wilkinson, Canada Women’s National Soccer Team*Ĭasey Stoney, England Women’s National Soccer Team*Ĭallan Chythlook-Sifsof, U.S. Kaylyn Kyle, Canada Women’s National Soccer Team*Ĭarmelina Moscato, Canada Women’s National Soccer Team* Michelle Heyman, Australia Women’s National Soccer TeamĮmily Van Egmond, Australia Women’s National Soccer Team Sally Shipard, Australia Women’s National Soccer Team (retired) Women’s National Soccer Team*Ībby Wambach, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team*īecky Sauerbrunn, U.S. ![]() Women’s National Soccer TeamĪli Krieger, U.S. Women’s National Soccer TeamĪshlyn Harris, U.S. Men’s Paralympic Soccer Team* (retired)Ĭrystal Dunn, U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team* (retired)Įli Wolff, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team* (retired)Ĭhristie Welsh, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team* (retired)ĭanielle Slaton, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team* (retired)Ĭindy Parlow Cone, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team* (retired)Ĭarla Overbeck, U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team* (retired)Īmanda Cromwell, U.S. Michael Sam, University of Missouri, 2013 SEC Defensive Player of the Year Swimming (retired)īrendon Ayanbadejo, Baltimore Ravens, NFL (retired)Ĭhris Kluwe, Minnesota Vikings, NFL (retired) Swimming* (retired), Chairman, 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup Women’s National Soccer Team* (retired)ĭonna de Varona, U.S. The Reform Committee must hear this call to action and look to accelerate gender inclusion by recommending these proposals for immediate enactment. Football cannot wait, and women should not be asked to wait any longer. Addressing gender imbalance is a visible and convincing means to demonstrate that this Reform Committee, FIFA and football are prepared to lead and be a vehicle for progress in the eyes of the world. We respectfully request the Reform Committee to recommend that all football stakeholders, including governing bodies and clubs, be required to actively resource participation opportunities for women and girls at all levels, without gender discrimination in fair financial proportion to its female participation and potential. And 82% expressed their belief that gender discrimination was preventing women’s football from achieving its potential. Of the respondents, 63% said they had observed gender discrimination in football, and 43% had personally experienced it. At the 2015 FIFA Symposium, a survey was conducted among the female delegates of 171 countries. Underresourcing reinforces the perception that football is a game for men, confining women to the margins and creating an environment for discrimination. France, Germany, Italy and Holland are among them.įurther, it is still the case that many girls grow into women without having the chance to experience the joy of the game. No wonder so many governments have targets of 30% or more women. ![]() With 30%, women cease to be regarded as a special interest group, and become “normalized” as part of the mainstream. Boardroom diversity advocates recommend the inclusion of at least 30% women, as once this gender balance is reached, the culture shifts. But to achieve these benefits, critical mass is essential. Numerous studies give evidence that diversity delivers better decisions: genderbalanced organizations perform better and have reduced severity and frequency of fraud. This is not only what’s fair and right it’s also what’s best for the sport that is in dire need of reform. This is not Fair Play.Īs such, we respectfully request the Reform Committee to recommend an immediate 30% presence of women on the FIFA Executive Committee, to be mirrored within a reasonable time at all levels of the sport. Although FIFA outlaws discrimination based on gender and is a recent signatory of the Brighton + Helsinki Declaration, only 3 of the 26 ExCo members are women just 2 of 209 MA Presidents are women, and women make up less than 1% of the voting population in the FIFA Congress. In the 111 years since FIFA was formed, women are still vastly underrepresented at every level of the world’s mostloved game. We the undersigned athletes, call on the FIFA Reform Committee to right the institutional wrong of the underrepresentation and underresourcing of women in football.
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