During an election year when things can feel so ugly, this is a nice reminder that America is doing some good.
Emma Hayes, Head Coach of Team United States celebrates victory after the Women's Quarterfinal match between United States and Japan during the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Parc des Princes on August 03, 2024 in Paris, France. I was reminded of this after the U.S. Women’s Soccer team won the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This was huge because the women’s team hadn’t won Olympic gold in soccer in more than 12 years.
While I wasn’t there to ask why she feels that way, I do have a theory. Quite simply, America offered her opportunities England could not. England is playing catch up when it comes to women and girls having equal opportunities to play soccer or football recreationally and professionally. England didn’t get their first professional women’s soccer league until 2018. By this time, Hayes had done coaching stints in New York and Chicago. Her dad was the one who encouraged her to head to the U.S. because women’s soccer was booming over there.This wouldn’t have been possible without Title IX passing in 1972. The number of girls playing sports in high school increased tenfold in a span of 30 years. In college, the percentage of female athletes tripled.
During an election year when things can feel so ugly and folks are strained financially to such a degree, this is a nice reminder that we are doing some good stuff here. It’s also an inspiration to ensure that the “land of opportunity” isn’t just something we say, but a hope we continue to fulfill.
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