Ranice
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- Years:
- 22
- Nationality:
- I'm british
- My sexual orientation:
- Male
- Gender:
- Fem
- What is my figure type:
- My body type is quite thin
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I always say a woman alone has power; collectively we have impact. Traditionally we have been taught to be competitive with one another, because there was such a scarcity of jobs at the top. We discovered two things:. There is research that shows women in particular benefit from collaboration over competition.
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Women in the workplace: why women make great leaders & how to retain them
We gals have come a long way in the last years. Women can vote now, we have careers and bank s, many of us have access to birth control, but, on average, our society still values the contribution of a mediocre white man more than any woman. Do it better, get paid less — this is a fact of life. Now, by taking the extraordinary step to sue the U. Soccer Federation, they are asking for equal pay and fair treatment.

If they win, it has all the trappings of a landmark case that could help girls and women for years to come. In fact, U. And yet, historically they have been compensated at a comically higher rate. It shows how the women see their fight as an intersectional one, tied to other movements for racial justice and LGBTQI rights.
Or would they?

I played soccer in high school and college mostly an outside midfielder. I have no great insight into the beautiful game or any mind for sports marketing.

I was drawn to the team, then and now, because of what they represent: a sisterhood of powerful, talented women who are celebrated for their athleticism, strength and mental fortitude. Somehow, the exhilaration of competition gets swapped for something less ferocious, less aggressive, softer.
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When I look at my own three little girls, I want them to know their physical power too, and to be able to sustain it. Soccer is to value its own team of superstars, and how too many people in power are still forcing professional women athletes to choose between their families and their sports.

Of course, the U. It was their first loss in 44 games, since Januarybefore the last World Cup, before they brought the lawsuit. Imagine that: some people are upset about a confident woman with the audacity to assert herself — how very novel. If you are continually asked to debate your own worth, do you start to question yourself?

Yet, somehow these women are doing it every time they step on the field. I have no doubt: the Sweden game was a hiccup. But it makes me wonder: If you are continually asked to debate your own worth, do you start to question yourself?

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