
From Australia to Chile and Ireland and beyond, they have stood up against gender inequality to drive changes. From Afghanistan to Colombia and Haiti they have challenged sexual abuse and harassment to seek justice.
Today, we celebrate some of their achievements.
Cyprus women national team players (pictured above) drew the sign for equality on their hands before a match in 2019 to protest unequal treatment.
When their football association threatened to bar them, they maintained their position and supported by their male counterparts started a national debate which led to new legislation about gender equality in sports.
In Afghanistan, players who suffered horrifying sexual abuse at the hands of the most senior members of their federations sought justice.
The bravery of these players meant that two federation executives were banned from football for life last year.