Glasgow City to honour Ruth Bader Ginsburg on new kit this season
Glasgow City players will bear the name of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on their new shirts this season in honour of the US Supreme Court Justice who passed away last week.
A lifelong advocate of gender equality, Ginsburg became only the second woman ever to serve as a justice on the nation's highest court, where she had sat since 1993 until her death last Friday at the age of 87.
Lauded as a pioneer of women’s rights, she delivered landmark laws on abortion, same-sex marriage, immigration and health care, among other liberal causes.
Bader Ginsburg’s name will be printed on the left sleeve of Glasgow’s home and away strip, which will be unveiled before the Scottish Women’s Premier season starts on October 18.
The Scottish champions revealed the move on Wednesday, coinciding with the day that Justice Bader Ginsburg’s coffin arrived at the Supreme Court in Washington, where she will lie in repose for two days.
Laura Montgomery, Glasgow City’s club manager, said: “Ruth Bader Ginsburg is one of the finest legal minds we have known and her own story is remarkable.
“A pioneer, feminist icon and role model, her work, rulings and dissenting opinions have paved the way for justice, equality and civil liberties.
“Our club is all about championing women and girls and trying to ensure every female has the opportunity she needs and deserves to succeed, in whatever that may be.
“We champion change and we champion equality. RBG certainly gave all of us hope of an empowered future and we want to be able to honour her in this simple way this coming season.”
With the Scottish Women's Premier suspended in July due to the pandemic, Glasgow City last played a competitive game in their Champions League quarter-final tie against Wolfsburg last month, when they were thrashed 9-1.
The side were able to fulfill the fixture after receiving financial support from philanthropist Edinburgh-based philanthropist James Anderson.
