Women's rights and the FIFA World Cup
Qatari women wearing traditional clothes Source: AFP / CHRISTINA ASSI
In this episode, we hear what women thought about the World Cup in Qatar, and how women's rights and perspectives were largely absent from the coverage it. Nearly 40 percent of football fans globally are female, yet female athletes and fans continue to face enormous barriers in the game, their households, and communities. We hear from Yousra Samir Imran (Author of 'Hijab and Red Lipstick') about her experience with the guardianship system, along with Qatari artist Ghada Al Khater, and Human Rights Watch researcher Rothna Begum
Share
Recommended for you
'Descended into madness': A rare message from inside Iran lays bare an activist's fear
protests and demonstrations
Trump pulls out of UN climate agreement, 66 bodies deemed 'contrary' to US interests
politics of united states
SA premier responds after Randa Abdel-Fattah threatens defamation action
politics of south australia
