Sharing this to contribute to the shift from unconscious to conscious.
This is a key difference between getting girls and boys into sport. If you have a daughter, statistics say that the probability is that at some point, she will get her bum grabbed too, without consent. Sorry to say.
I was so so lucky as a kid that my peers and friends loved sport. I grew up thinking of my body as a useful machine that could help me have adventures, rather than an object to judge, and I loved the power of sport to build trust, friendships and partnerships. Still do.
How can we shift this understanding and behaviour more quickly? - so that sporty girls are able to relax and focus on their performance. Co-ed sport is such a force for good. It teaches patience, trust, forgiveness, leadership, teamwork, loyalty, courage, fun, balance and so much more.
I believe that building female confidence and freedom in sport has a direct link to leadership success across the board (and the actual boards of companies!) - and change in sport has the power to impact the world more widely. So how about starting there?
In the latest episode of SkySports' Real Talk podcast, Olympic bronze medallist and former Gladiator Jennifer Stoute, middle-distance runner Sarah McDonald, and female empowerment influencer Hayley Madigan share their experiences of harassment and assault whilst training.
Our Policy and Public Affairs Manager Rachel Williams also appeared on the episode, sharing our research into women and girls' experience of sport.
Here's a glimpse of what Rachel had to say about the lengths women have to go to to feel safer in sport👉
"We all have our coping strategies, exactly as when we're running... put your headphones in but don't have any music playing, that kind of stuff.
"It's not okay. It's not okay that we feel like this."
🎙️Listen to the full episode: https://lnkd.in/esyhP4Pa
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