Field Notes: Preparing for a Women’s Soccer Match in Tanzania

Pacific Standard Staff
January 11, 2019
Jumbi, Zanzibar, Tanzania: The Green Queens warm up ahead of a match. Men on the island have long resisted women’s presence on the field, but a small cadre is challenging traditional gender norms.
Jumbi, Zanzibar, Tanzania: The Green Queens warm up ahead of a match. Men on the island have long resisted women's presence on the field, but a small cadre is challenging traditional gender norms.

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