‘GOAT’ Megan Rapinoe Joins Ramla Ali and Angela Bassett as TIME’s 2023 Women of the Year Bedazzles Fans – “So Deserving!! Congratulations”

The TIME magazine announced their latest inductions into the 2023 Women of the Year. Amongst various influential women on the list, USWNT soccer star Megan Rapinoe made her way into the list. She is one of the best soccer players in the world after leading the USWNT to various vital trophies. Thus, apart from her contributions to the pitch, she became the voice piece for the voiceless outside the soccer pitch. 

Significantly, her work for the USWNT in gathering equal pay was eye-opening and helped to fight gender discrimination in her country. Thus, she entered the TIME list for the second time after entering the magazine’s most influential people in 2020. Fans reacted to this special achievement. 

Megan Rapinoe named TIME’s influential women of 2023

Various fans reacted to her achievement. One fan stated, “Congrats 🔥so deserved.” Another fan commented on how she became her idol. The fan commented, “Literally my idol.” Reactions came coming in as a fan wanted to replicate the iconic Olympico goal she scored. The fan commented, “I want to see another Olympico!! Goal!”

Along with Rapinoe, 11 women entered the list. Somalian professional boxer Ramla Ali entered the list after she became the first women boxer to compete in Saudi Arabia. Apart from her, famous actress Angela Bassett made her way to the top of the ranks. Cate Blanchett, Ayisha Siddiqa, Makiko Ono, Verónica Cruz Sánchez, Phoebe Bridgers, Olena Shevchenko, Masih Alinejad, and Quinta Brunson are the other illustrious name on the list. 

These women have paved the way for many women to step up and be a voice for many people who can’t speak. They carried their success in their respective fields to channel into something memorable. Hence, it became a marvelous feat for Rapinoe to enter the list again. Various people congratulated her. One of the companies that appreciated her was Alex Morgan’s TOGETHXR. She commented, “Congrats to the newest TIME 2023 Women of the Year.”

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TIME’s official Instagram handle gave them a special mention as well. They stated, “Introducing TIME’s 2023 Women of the Year: 12 extraordinary leaders who are working toward a more equal world.”

Rapinoe’s telling influence on the community

Significantly, she became the symbol for everything right for the USWNT. She boosted the potential of women in various fields, and the equal pay movement was successful. According to NPR, she commented, “Men are so often paid and compensated on the potential that they show, not necessarily what they’ve done. And women are so often paid on what they’ve actually done — which normally I would say, we outperform what our contract was.”

Therefore, it made perfect sense for Rapinoe to be included. Her contributions to the field of soccer are fascinating. To sum up, she deserves her second spot on TIME magazine’s list. Congratulations to her and all the other powerful women. 

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