Happy international women’s day
Current Superpesis (Naisten) champions Jyväskylän Kirittäret Photograph from Kirittäret Facebook (c) Jyväskylän Kirittäret 2019 To celebrate International Women’s Day I decided to write this post. Whilst my blog focuses on the men’s Superpesis, I am a big fan of the women’s game too - sadly the team I support disbanded their women’s team some time ago, so I have mainly followed the men’s game. Due to my many competing demands on my time, I decided just to focus on the men’s game for the blog; however it is important to recognise and promote the women’s game too. Popularity of women’s sport For decades (if not longer) women’s sport in general has taken a back seat to men’s and in some cases (such as the Football Association in England) been purposefully oppressed. In the modern age, many sports are playing “catch up” when it comes to promoting a women’s competition. Last year saw the creation of the Women’s Super League in Rugby League for example, which helped to boost equ...