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Mission
FIFA promotes the development of women's football and
pledges to support women's football financially and to give
women players, coaches, referees and officials the opportunity to
become actively involved in football. FIFA is helping to popularise
the game by increasing public awareness and conducting information
campaigns as well as overcoming social and cultural obstacles for
women with the ultimate aim of improving women's standing in
society.
Goals
- To promote and develop women's and girls' football in the member associations;
- To improve the infrastructure of women's football in the confederations and member associations;
- To increase the proportion of women and girls playing football at the grassroots, in schools and at amateur and professional levels;
- To constantly improve the quality, the organisation and the expansion of FIFA women's football competitions;
- To create conditions for more women to occupy technical and managerial positions in football, including the domains of refereeing, coaching, medicine, media and administration;
- To organise coaching and training courses for female players, coaches, referees, doctors and officials;
- To establish and publicise a coordinated international match calendar for women's football;
- To analyse and monitor technical developments in women's football;
- To organise women's football symposia and conferences.
