“Are We in 2023 or 1950?”- 2 Day’s Before Women’s World Cup, FIFA Slammed for All-Male Commentating Lineup With No Female Representation
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With much excitement and anticipation, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 has finally arrived. Scheduled from July 20 to August 20 in New Zealand and Australia. This prestigious event has already sparked many discussions among fans. FIFA recently released its world-feed commentary list, and the choices made have generated buzz among supporters and critics alike.
After reviewing the list fans are unhappy with the all-male lineup with zero representation of female commentators. They have highlighted the fact that, despite the presence of world-class female commentators, females are often overlooked in favor of men.
World Feed commentary for the 2023 @FIFAWWC.
Auckland – Steve Wilson
Sydney – Robbie Thomson
Dunedin – John Roder
Melbourne – Simon Hill
Wellington – Chris Wise
Hamilton – Paul Walker
Brisbane/Adelaide – Simon Brotherton
Brisbane – Kevin Keatings
Perth – Mark Scott— Brenton Ray (@brentonrkaring) July 18, 2023
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Soccer fans quickly highlighted the disparity and voiced out their opinions on social media
Lack of female commentators for the Women’s World Cup frustrates soccer fans
As the news about the commentary lineup spreads, fans are voicing their discontent over the absence of female commentators. After seeing the commentary lineup, many have expressed their opinions on social media. Some compared it to how things were in the past, saying, “Are we in 2023 or 1950? It’s the women’s World Cup, yet … here is our all singing, all dancing all male commentary team! “
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Gender disparity is clearly visible in the commentary lineup for the World Cup. Fans have expressed their opinions about the lack of female commentators in the FIFA lineup,
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🤷🏽♀️ Seriously…are we in 2023 or 1950?
🥹 It’s the *women’s* World Cup, yet … here is our all singing, all dancing all male commentary team! ⬇️🫣 https://t.co/xrhIEU7RvQ
— Sally Freedman 💙⚽ (@FreedmanSal) July 19, 2023
Where is the female representation, that is pretty poor
— Daniel Zentner (@DanielZentner2) July 18, 2023
There are many world class female commentators, but surprise surprise they often don’t get given the same opportunities as men; they are less well known and take time and effort to find. The boys club will remain a boys club if we only recruit men because only men applied.
— Sally Freedman 💙⚽ (@FreedmanSal) July 19, 2023
Disgrace where are the female commentators once again jobs for mates
— Emma (@emhoy) July 19, 2023
@FIFAWWC misogynistic behaviour again
— TracyD (@DoeAndDapple) July 19, 2023
I am somewhat surprised by this, given how many excellent female comms there are. That is very disappointing.
— Superman (@TimJones15) July 19, 2023
Recently the Australia Women’s football team has also spoken up about gender disparity in the prize money for men’s and women’s World Cup. They demanded better rights for women footballers and shared that many players in the tournament had to work part-time to earn money.
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FIFA aims to achieve equality in financial compensation in the future
Although the prize money for the Women’s World Cup has increased by an impressive 300% compared to the previous tournament in 2019, it still falls significantly below the sums received by the male players in 2022.
FIFA has publicly stated its intentions to achieve payment equality for the upcoming Men’s World Cup in 2026 and the Women’s World Cup in 2027. Also, the UN Women and FIFA have joined forces for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. They aim to celebrate players’ skills, promote gender equality in football, and combat abuse and discrimination on and off the field.
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In a world where women’s football continues to gain prominence. It is essential for organizations like FIFA to take progressive actions toward gender equality. Can we make sports commentary more equal and interesting by including and supporting women’s voices? what do you think?
Edited by:
Amal Joyce