Where Are The Female Arab Athletes?
Maitha AlSuwaidi |
TEDxNYUAD
• April 2019
In this TEDx talk, I will talk about the role of women in sports, and how women are, to this day, overlooked whether it was in individual or group sports. Due to their exposure to a discouraging environment, and due to the lack of noticeable alternatives, Arab females in the Gulf rarely pursue sports professionally. From Saudi Arabia’s first official female participation in 2018, to UAE’s increased – yet still insufficient – focus on female sports, we must learn to address this gender segregation not only in political, social, and professional settings, but also in a sports setting.