Jun 05, 2015
Start of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
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We care deeply about inspiring the next generation of girls to become leaders—whether they’re in the technology field or on the soccer pitch.
There’s no question the world is wild about football. Last year, we watched in awe of the 2.1 billion search queries related to the World Cup. And regardless of whether it’s a tournament year, football (or soccer if you please) crushes the competition as the most-searched sport worldwide. But here’s something that surprised us: the world searches three times more for girls’ soccer (and football) than for boys’ soccer—yet, only 1 percent of global searches for professional soccer are for women’s teams, while the other 99 percent are for men’s teams. That’s not for a lack of amazing performance on the field by women athletes—rather, it's because women’s sports have historically been paid less attention than men’s. For instance, women’s football was banned by the English FA (and other European organizations) until the 1970s, and it didn’t become an Olympic sport until 1996.
The tournament is just starting - follow it by searching for [womens world cup 2015] on your Android phone to get brackets, game times and updated scores.
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