Women fans at the WorldCup in Qatar say that despite initial worries over the country's conservative dress codes, they’ve encountered no troubles and have only made minor adjustments.
Isabeli Monteiro, a 32-year-old Brazil supporter, said she was wearing longer skirts instead of shorts and has had no difficulty. “Nobody looks at us in any way, especially because we are within a World Cup with different cultures from all over the word.”
“A lot of people actually have a misperception, especially when it comes to the role of women in Qatar or in the region,” she said. Fans coming to Qatar see that “women do have rights and women are actually being empowered," she said. Still, the country has for years sat near the bottom of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, which tracks gaps between women and men in employment, education, health and politics.
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