UK: Equal Sport Project
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw
Recent research has found that fewer than 1% of women working in sport believe that equality has been achieved, whilst more than 50% of them believe that they are paid less than men for carrying out the same role.
As a result, the Equal Sport Project has been launched with the aim of improving equality and making the UK world leaders for women and girls' sport.
The Project has the following aims:
- Equal access to sport for girls in school;
- Equal relevance, reach and revenue for women's sport;
- An equal workforce across sport;
- Governance structures redesigned for equality; and
- Equal access to sports facilities.
The Project is supported by several UK sports organisations, which include the English Football Association, Team GB, England Netball, the Lawn Tennis Association, and also by Sport England, UK Sport, the Youth Sport Trust and the UK Government.
The UK Sports Minister Stephanie Peacock has remarked that:
"We will work closely with the Equal Sport Project and encourage all organisations to get involved. Together we can make the UK a world leader in women and girls' sport."
And has added that:
"We have seen progress in women and girls' sport, but there is still a long way to go.”
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