SebastianBlue
President, International Julian Alvarez Fan Club
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Some remarks are just pure misogyny.
But I think most are just based on ignorance to both the challenges to the women’s game that still exist and the principles of creating change.
As far as the latter, as you said, the first thing you are taught in any sort of civil advocacy or change management training is that you have to use the biggest forum, that reaches the most people, at your disposal at any given time.
And you have to ignore calls of “this is the wrong moment” or “this is the wrong place”, because that will almost ALWAYS be said no matter which moment or place you choose to advocate your cause, and it is almost always by those that oppose your cause.
If you abide by those calls, no advocacy will ever take place, or it will take place in the exact form that the opposition want (which is to say the least effective form possible, rendering it all but futile).
Ian and Alex where using the biggest forum yet available to them and laying down a gauntlet to the many corporate entities that claim to support women’s sport (or women’s issues in general) but barely actually do anything to improve conditions and outcomes.
That’s not all organisations by any means; many do great things for women in sport. But many do not. Or just ultimately pay lip service to it.
The challenge has been laid down by these talented women, who have won the first senior trophy for England for more than half-a-century, in exciting fashion.
Everyone needs to rise to it.