article_snippet: How can football serve as a tool of socialization when it remains the domain of young boys and men?
article_snippet: Stereotypes were much more likely to compete in basketball, ride horseback, or dance, such as Maïmouna Coulibaly, whose dance company, Les Ambianceuses, is internationally recognized (though overshadowed by her brother, Amedy Coulibaly, the kosher supermarket shooter in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre).
article_snippet: I am agreeably surprised by the quality of certain female football matches.
article_snippet: The sport's increased television presence helps significantly, especially broadcasts of the women's World Cup.
article_snippet: Farid El Alagui, who now plays for Scottish club Hibernian, noticed a dramatic difference in how women's football is perceived back home.
article_snippet: " Such examples foster confidence to try to the sport.
article_snippet: They are often the 'mascots' of the team," she said.
article_snippet: Moreover, They excel on the field.
article_snippet: For Ledemé, who week-in and week-out ensures the club's conviviality, "football has strong social values.
article_snippet: she supports girls playing football, regardless of the game's stereotypes or image, a sentiment indicative of changing or changed attitudes.
highlights_snippet: In recent years an increased television presence has raised the profile of the game, especially broadcasts of the women's World Cup .
  