By Emilia Dłużewska (wyborcza).
“
Respect and support for all independent and self-confident women who decide on their own, without allowing themselves to be objectified, labeled, judged or belittled
”.
These are the values put forward by the Establishment Lab company, which has just become the main sponsor of the women's chess championship.
This contract is a revolution, because women's chess has long suffered from a lack of resources.
Sponsors prefer the “
open
”
category
, dominated by men.
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) specifies that this funding will cover the entire year 2022, which has been declared the year of women's chess.
This event sounds like great news, and yet the players are angry.
Because under the name of Establishment Lab hides a company that produces ... breast implants.
Male gaze, male whim
The federation expected outraged reactions.
It was not its president, Arkady Dvorkovich, who announced to the press the signing
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