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UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Marta Vieira da Silva Plays for Gender Equality

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October 1, 2014

UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Marta Vieira da Silva Plays for Gender Equality

Marta knows what it is like to be the only woman on the team. In 2007, Marta Vieira da Silva played in UNDP's Match against Poverty in Morocco, where she became the first woman in history to play in an internationally sanctioned men's football match. As UNDP's Goodwill Ambassador, Marta speaks out as a Beijing+20 Gender Equality Champion about scoring goals for gender equality.

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UN Women
Publication year
2014

Marta knows what it is like to be the only woman on the team. In 2007, Marta Vieira da Silva played in UNDP's Match against Poverty in Morocco, where she became the first woman in history to play in an internationally sanctioned men's football match. As UNDP's Goodwill Ambassador, Marta speaks out as a Beijing+20 Gender Equality Champion about scoring goals for gender equality.

Resource type
Publisher
UN Women
Publication year
2014