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Preventing violence against women through sport
Everyone involved in sport – whether you’re a board member, CEO, manager, coach, player, umpire, staff, volunteer or fan – can play an important role in preventing gender-based violence.
How sport can help change the story
Actions to take
Your sporting organisation or club can prevent gender-based violence by:
showing leadership by setting the standard of zero tolerance towards sexist attitudes, language and discriminatory behaviour in your sport
providing opportunities and pathways for girls and women to participate at all levels of your sport
promoting women’s voices and perspectives equally with men’s in your sporting organisation and/or club
using communications, marketing and events to demonstrate your organisations and/or club’s commitment to gender equality – both internally and publicly
reviewing how safe, welcoming, equal and inclusive your workplace, organisation or club is for women (for example surveying staff or members about their experiences, reviewing your policies and facilities) and developing an action plan to identify opportunities for improvement
being a positive role model to children and young people by showing that both women and men play an active role at all levels of your workplace, organisation or club
providing training and information to your staff and volunteers so everyone understands their role in preventing gender-based violence.
Related
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The Sport implementation guide provides a step-by-step approach to prevent gender-based violence.
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These standards focus on what you can do with your staff and stakeholders to address gender-based violence in a sports context.