After women’s education, Malala wants people to invest in sports for females

Malala Yousufzai, the activist and Nobel Laureate, now wants the world to focus on women athletes and invest in their talent more – especially after India started a women’s cricket league to fund their cricketers. The 25-year-old actor has been a staunch advocate for women’s right to education and life in the past. 

On Tuesday, Malala took to her Instagram Story and shared an article by the New York Times on how India is revamping the so-called “gentleman’s game” with the creation of the professional women’s league. 

“Invest in Women’s sports,” she wrote and made a trophy emoji. 

Earlier in 2020, Malala Fund’s Game Changer series championed 30 female athletes from around the world who are breaking barriers in both their sports and their communities. Produced by Assembly, a digital publication and newsletter from the Malala Fund, the Game Changer series highlighted all the ways in which sports positively affect the lives of women and girls.

Representing 24 countries, the athletes profiled included Olympic and Paralympic stars as well as promising newcomers from across the sporting landscape. The breadth of experience and diversity of backgrounds provided a unique global snapshot of women in sports today.

Featured athletes ranged from Miki Matheson, a three-time Paralympic gold medalist, to Tanya Muzinda, a 15-year-old hoping to become the first female motocross champion from Africa. Readers have a chance to meet Atefa, the first girl in Afghanistan to land a kickflip, as well as hear from Tyasha Harris, the No. 7 pick in this year’s WNBA draft pick, about what it meant to her to play for Dawn Staley at South Carolina.

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