Karpacz Forum, ideas for the development of women's football

(ANSA) - KARPACZ, 04 SET - "The common thread and the greatest challenge today is to create opportunities: first of all to try to break down cultural barriers where areas have traditionally been delineated, including sports, positions, roles and jobs for men and women - dance was for For girls, football was for boys - so go beyond these cultural legacies." This was underlined by the former footballer and current sporting director and head of the Women's area of ;;Genoa, Marta Carissimi, speaking on the sidelines of the discussion panel "The field of equal opportunities: at stake for the development of women's football" during the 33rd Karpacz Economic Forum (Poland).
    "Therefore creating the opportunity - he added - for girls to be able to choose: there is a need for integrated work where all the actors interact, not only those linked to football such as the state, the federation and the clubs, but also the companies and media with a concerted effort to create a different perspective of women's football. Schools help a lot in this because they convey values, social inclusion and equal opportunities; on the other hand, they create reference models in which girls can recognize themselves and imagine a future athlete, coach, sports director".
    According to the colombian sports journalist Ana Maria Navarrete Castro, "stereotypes are a lifelong challenge, not only in football: I believe that in this specific case we need to talk about it through the press and social media, trying to attract fans through the opportunity to see more women's football". "We need to present it in a different way - he underlined - highlighting the characteristics of women in this sport; this difference is wonderful, because we don't want to do things like men, it's not realistic to think so. The fans are the engine for the growth of the whole movement: we must accept the fact that it will still take time to achieve this objective." (ANSA).