This ethnographic study examines how amateur football empowers women in Argentina and Brazil. Despite historical exclusion, participation helps women challenge gender norms, build confidence, and form supportive communities. Football becomes a pathway to broader social empowerment, offering insights for policies promoting gender equality through increased access to sport.

This research examines how Zambian women engage with a feminist Facebook page to challenge patriarchy online while navigating stigma offline. It reveals strategic identity negotiation, the use of social media for activism, and the difficulties of feminist expression in a conservative society, highlighting how digital spaces enable resistance despite offline constraints.