Women's World Cup 2019: With your support, this could be a huge moment for equality in sport
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Women's World Cup 2019: With your support, this could be a huge moment for equality in sport

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The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy I can’t remember when I started playing football – one of my first school reports notes that, by aged four, l already enjoyed kicking a ball around at break times. The Women’s World Cup kicks off today in France, and it’s a pivotal moment for women’s football in the UK. This negativity only highlights the colossal gulf between men’s and women’s sport generally; it showcases one of the many ways that gender inequality pervades in modern society. Over in the US, the women’s national team – currently ranked number one in the world – have filed a lawsuit against their own governing body, claiming years of “institutionalized gender discrimination” and demanding equal pay with their male counterparts.

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