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GENDER EQUITY
Gender Equity Women are still very under-represented in organised sport as participants, coaches, officials, administrators, and board members. We encourage our all clubs to plan with awareness of the barriers to female participation in mind:
Cultural barriers (such as gender roles/expectations, competitive male orientated sport) Sense of belonging, lack of female representation in committees / leadership roles Family / caring responsibilities Access barriers (time, facilities, transport, cost) Lack of entry level and pathway opportunities
Tip: When thinking about supporting women in sport, consider an intersectional approach to ensure all women including non-binary and trans women are invited along. If you are hosting an event for women, you may want to include text such as this to ensure this message is clear:
“Our definition of women is inclusive of all women including transgender, non-binary and gender queer women.”
INCLUSIVE SPORT HANDBOOK |
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