World Cultures: Empowering Women through Soccer in Iran with Kat Khosrowyar
About The Event
For this “World Cultures” segment we are honored to host Kat Khosrowyar, she will be talking with us about her life experiences as a soccer coach in the Middle East, the challenges she has faced in Iran, and how her contributions have economically impacted the region, the health of the next generation when it comes to involvement in soccer and to women empowerment.
About The Speaker
Tulsa native, Katayoun “Kat” Khosrowyar, always knew she wanted to play soccer and somehow change the world. One summer visiting her grandparents in Iran, she heard about the Iranian National Women’s Soccer team being developed. Out of curiosity, she attended the tryouts, and to her disbelief, she was selected to be a part of the team. She knew that this opportunity was special, and when seeing the diversity, passion, and pride the teammates had, she knew this was her calling. Balancing her games and studies, she constantly commuted between the UK and her games. She graduated with honors from the University of Birmingham UK with a Master’s in Chemical Engineering.
Her mission and passion have always been championing women’s rights to play sports and bridging the gap between her two cultures; American and Iranian. She further excelled in her soccer career and became the first woman representing Iran to receive the FIFA/AFC ‘A’ license for coaching soccer. She is former Head Coach of the Under 19 team where she was nominated Best Coach of Asia. She has been published in many articles and documentaries for her efforts and developments in empowering young girls and women in sports and acts as a sports diplomat.
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