[Cyprus Times] "The Parliament is always on the side of bodies working for gender equality", Demetriou said

The Parliament is always on the side of bodies working for gender equality, Demetriou said

Speaker of the Parliament Anita Demetriou said that the legislature and she personally is always on the side of bodies working for gender equality and welcomes any action that adds an important stone to the timeless and fundamental struggle for every society and humanity in general.

In her address at the presentation of the FIFPRO Merit Award 2020, as well as at the presentation of the PASP campaign for gender equality, Demetriou said that the long road to gender equality in sport is not only the responsibility of women but of the whole society.

She also said that she is personally aware of many challenges and problems still faced by women footballers in Cyprus, taking the position that some of them are totally unacceptable, unequal and completely incompatible with equality, equal opportunities and full respect for dignity and human rights.

He went on to say that archaeological findings show that a game similar to football was played by women in Ancient China some hundreds of years ago.However, in Europe, and in particular in Britain, the earliest evidence dates women's football back to the end of the 18th century.

He reported that the first officially recorded match between women's teams took place in 1892, but in 1921 the English Football Association, following the soaring popularity of women's football, stopped supporting it, specifically stating that the sport "is unsuitable for women and therefore should not be encouraged"!

He then observed that the marginalisation, which prevented women footballers from using the facilities of the federation and its member teams, lasted for fifty years and noted the first FIFA Women`s World Cup held in China in 1991 as a milestone, saying that since then women`s football has not stopped winning fans and players.

Too many women`s leagues around the world are now professional, and it is telling that the 2019 World Cup final was watched by more than a billion people across the globe.

The President expressed her pleasure and satisfaction at the presentation of the very important FIFPRO Merit Award to the Cyprus Women's National Team, presented by the World Federation of Professional Footballers to teams and groups for their selfless service to society.He added that the award to the Cypriot women footballers in the "Player Voice" category for claiming the right, from 2019, to have the same training conditions, allowances and equipment as the men's national team is a source of emotion and pride.Source: CNA

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