Published: May 11, 2019
Valued voices are needed to reassess long held traditions through a lens of equality
“I can stay quiet, which I will not do. I can speak up, which I am. But the third choice is to act, which I will do to the best of my ability,” wrote Essendon footballer Zach Merrett about gender inequality this week.
It was a mic drop moment. Many men in football are supporters of gender equality as they know gender inequality is a key factor driving violence against women. Yet it is largely women who are on the front line promoting the need for cultural change. Footballers like Zach Merrett rarely choose to use their megaphone of male footballer privilege to draw attention to it.
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