Female Marathon to Boost Women’s Roles in Society

As women gender stereotyping remains entrenched in society that prevents women from practicing sports, a group of girls participated in a walking marathon for a distance of 2 kilometers across the crossline of the Gaza Sea to reshape the societal beliefs about women’s participation in sports.

The marathon event also aims at building women’s self-confidence and boosting their roles in society along with men so to have equal rights.

The marathon was part of youths’ activities that aim at boosting women’s role and establishing women’s rights in practicing sports.