Call Me Woman // The Independent

I was really happy to see Chelsea FC making progressive steps toward gender equality in the news last week with the name change of their club from Chelsea Ladies FC to Chelsea FC Women. After reading some news that seemed to skim passed the change like it wasn't important, and a couple of articles that began to look a bit deeper into the issue, I wrote an opinion piece that delved a bit further into explaining the importance of language when talking about women's sport and female athletes. 

You can read it here: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/chelsea-fc-women-football-womens-fa-cup-sexism-gender-stereotyping-womens-super-league-a8380231.html

References & Further Reading

The Evening Standard: https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-football-club-women-blues-rebrand-drops-outdated-and-oldfashioned-ladies-name-a3846701.html

The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/23/chelsea-football-club-change-name-women-players-deem-ladies/

The Pool: https://www.the-pool.com/news-views/latest-news/2018/21/Chelsea-Ladies-changes-name-to-Chelsea-FC-Women

Bustle: https://www.bustle.com/uk/p/chelsea-football-club-is-changing-its-name-for-a-very-important-reason-9181111

Independent Sport: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/chelsea-ladies-name-change-chelsea-football-club-women-a8365551.html

SB Nation: https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/2018/5/24/17389522/chelsea-ladies-change-name-to-more-appropriate-chelsea-fc-women

The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jun/12/women-and-sport-body-image-anna-kessel

British Council:  https://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/default/files/gender_equality_and_empowerment_in_the_uk.pdf

Eat Sweat Play: https://www.guardianbookshop.com/catalog/product/view/id/387100/