Smart Take | US Women’s Soccer Team Can Claim Victory for Maternity Rights
As the US women’s soccer team exits the World Cup this week, it leaves behind an impressive track record of fighting for women’s maternity rights and equal pay. Sarah Barnes, Director of the Maternal Health Initiative, discusses what the US team achieved for women, how the players’ associations in Argentina and Spain contributed, and why the number of mothers is increasing amongst world-class soccer players.
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Maternal Health Initiative
The Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative (MHI) is dedicated to improving the lives of women, adolescents, and children around the world. MHI convenes experts from around the world to discuss solutions to end preventable maternal and newborn deaths and to navigate gender-based global health issues and their links to foreign policy. MHI explores a wide range of policy-related topics, including gender equity, global health, health care workforce and systems, caregiving, gender-based violence, workforce participation, girls’ education, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. MHI is globally focused with additional attention to women and girls living in humanitarian settings. Read more
