The Women's Football World Cup tournament was first held in 1991.
If you watched the Final played last Sunday, you will know it was Rapinoe and Lavelle who scored the game-winning goals in the United States' 2–0 victory over the Netherlands. But more than winning the World Cup (the fourth victory for the USA!), there is a more important message. The victory underlines the point of a lawsuit filed in March asserting that if each team played and won 20 friendly matches in a year, the women's team players could earn a maximum of $99,000, while the men's team would earn an average of $263,320. If winning the World Cup is what it takes to achieve equal pay, so be it.
Thanks to all the ladies competing, we cannot help but wonder how amazing the world would be for our daughters and sons, if opportunities, salaries, and exposure were equal for both. Yours Truly's six-year-old girl is now asking where to find football cards with female players to add to her extensive collection of male footballers. Positive role models for both boys and girls.
This week's column is not wholly about the Women's World Cup. As a media, we need to hit the pause button every now and then, to see if we have been using our privileged platform wisely. Have we discussed what really matters? What kind of opinions are we encouraging our readers to form? Have we used our potential to influence to make a small change in the world?
This week, we want to share more stories about that. We want to talk more about women in Bali who are thriving leaders, we want to introduce you to people (both men and women) who have devoted their time, skills and passion to charity organisations in Bali, at the same time reminding you how far the hospitality industry have grown with so many awards and accolades in customer service, sustainable initiatives, or product excellence achieved by key players.
We also want to remind you again about Bali's recent bill on banning single use plastic, and how establishments like W Bali practice it so well with their food waste management .Every little thing we do today, will help us make tomorrow a better place.
We would like to hear more from our readers about their serious concerns on the island – hard issues. And while we listen more to our audience, Bali's beautiful stories and happenings will still be coming your way.
Have a great week ahead everyone, and enjoy Bali as you continue to follow us for news and exciting happenings around the island, don't forget to check our What's New Indonesia for Jakarta, Bali, and Bandung happenings.
Thank you for staying in touch with us, and the Island of the Gods.
Cheers,
Tressabel Hutasoit
Editor What's New Bali | 
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