Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas was wringing out his women's...
MEYZIEU, France - Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas was wringing out his women’s team shirts in the locker room on a rainy London day eight years ago when he decided it was time to take gender equality more seriously.
“Next time, there will be a second set just like for the men, that’s how it’s going to work from now on,” he said. At the heart of their achievements is a pervasive ethos that promotes gender equality throughout the club, starting in the youth academy. The boys and girls also benefit from the same psychological support that includes hypnosis sessions and yoga.
OL’s Academy has been held up as a shining example for others to follow, even in the U.S., where women’s soccer has a wider audience than in Europe.“I’m getting tons of requests from American universities and foreign clubs, who want to come and visit our facilities.”The salaries of the senior players is one area where there remains a large discrepancy between Lyon’s men’s and women’s teams.
“When you talk about OL you talk about women and men, you talk about one club and you feel it when you are here or outside in the city,” Germany defender Carolin Simon told Reuters.
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