Claudia Casado is a lifelong fan of Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, a football club in the city of La Plata in Argentina. Her daughter Mayra and her granddaughters, Katia and Mayte, are also fans of the club. They are pictured in Casado’s house in a poor neighbourhood, which is decked out in blue and white – the official colours of Gimnasia.
The fight for gender equality within sport really interests me. Clubs are generally considered to be dominated by men, but women have been occupying these spaces for many years, on and off the football field. Women’s football has grown over the past 10 years at a global level, but female players still face a struggle in terms of training, finding spaces to play, and earning a fair salary.
