Summary
The girls' football team from South Morningside Primary School won a tournament but received a small trophy compared to the boys' team's larger one. After expressing their concerns to the event organizers, the girls' team received a new, larger trophy to match the boys' trophy. The situation was acknowledged by the event's president, who took steps to rectify the inequality.
Key Facts
- The girls' team won the Edinburgh Schools cup but initially received a small plastic trophy.
- The boys' team received a much larger trophy for winning their tournament.
- The girls, aged 10 to 12, felt upset and wrote a letter to highlight this inequality.
- The tournament organizers responded by providing a new, larger trophy for the girls.
- The president of the Edinburgh Primary Schools Sports Association admitted the mistake and was "embarrassed."
- The girls' tournament has been running since 1997, but this was the first year the finals for both genders occurred on the same day.
- The team's head coach stressed the importance of acknowledging the girls' achievements beyond the trophy size.
