40% OF WOMEN IN SPORT INDUSTRY FACES GENDER DISCRIMINATION

A new report conducted by Women in Sport has revealed that 40 per cent of women experience gender discrimination in the sport industry.

The report, titled Beyond 30 per cent – Workplace Culture in Sport, has unveiled the extent to which women with careers in sport experience prejudice.

38 per cent of the women stated that they’ve experienced gender discrimination in the workplace, in comparison to a fifth of the men.

However, when asked the same question, only 46 per cent of women agreed.

Women in Sport hopes that its report can spur an increase in the number of women attaining positions of leadership in sport, in addition to addressing the stark sexism that’s rife throughout the industry.

“By shining a light on gender discrimination in the sport workplace we are raising awareness of specific problems so that we can work together with the sector to create positive change.”

She continued, stating that although there have been efforts to solve gender discrimination within sport, much more needs to be done.

“We led this research to provide the sport sector with in-depth understanding of the issues that affect women in the sport workplace,” she said.

“Now we want to work with sports organisations to build a more inclusive workplace culture, where both women and men can reach their full potential.”

According to the report, less than half of the National Governing Bodies of sport have succeeded in achieving the minimum requirement of 30 per cent of women on the board.