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A Nobel laureate and women’s sports advocate. 💪⁣ •⁣ Malala Yousafzai is turning her lifelong love of sports into a powerful new platform for change. 👑⁣ •⁣ The education activist and youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner has launched Recess, an initiative designed to advance gender equity through sport. 👏⁣ •⁣ Inspired by her own childhood in Pakistan, where boys played cricket while girls were left on the sidelines, Malala is on a mission to ensure no girl is denied the joy and opportunity that sports can bring. 🤩⁣ •⁣ Whether she’s courtside at a WNBA game or in the stands at a cricket match, Malala’s been supporting women’s sports for years. 🙌⁣ •⁣ Now, she’s making it official, alongside her husband, sports executive Asser Malik, by investing directly into leagues like the WNBA and NWSL and pushing for better opportunities for girls around the world. 🤝⁣ •⁣ “At Recess, we want to show that women’s sports aren’t just worth watching, they’re worth investing in,” she told CNN. 🔥⁣ •...

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