Addressing intersecting barriers to participation
Addressing the needs of girls and women facing intersecting barriers to participation in sport and physical activity, Glasgow Life/Glasgow Sport shared what they believe to be key factors in creating inclusive sport and physical activity opportunities, namely:
Providing access to training around gender and equalities issues to enable coaches to better understand attitudes, behaviours and discrimination
providing access to funding to specifically promote the recruitment and retention of female coaches, disabled coaches, BAME coaches and coaches from social and economically disadvantaged communities
building links between voluntary clubs and associations which encourages participants to expand their involvement to other clubs, attracting a new...