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Coaching
#TAGSPORT COACHING SCHOOL: NEW GENERATIONS OF FOOTBALL COACHES
Country: Russia
Organisation responsible: #tagsport Football Academy, GirlPower Football School
Main topic addressed: Gender equality in coaching
Type of resource/practice: Education
LEADERSHIP TALENT CAMPS, MENTORING PROGRAM AND TEAM OF EXPERTS
Country: Germany
Organisation responsible: German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB)
Main topic addressed: leadership / coaching
Type of resource/practice: Educational tool
WOMEN’S COACHES DEVELOPMENT
Country: Estonia
Organisation responsible: Estonian Football Association
Main topic addressed: Coaching
Type of resource/practice: Educational tool
Gender mainstreaming
EDUCATION GUIDES FOR GENDER AND CITIZENSHIP PROJECT - A STRATEGY TO GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN EDUCATION
Country: Portugal
Organisation responsible: Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality; Sport Faculty of University of Porto; Open University and Universities of Minho, Beira Interior, Coimbra, Lisbon and Évora; Polytechnic Institutes of Coimbra, Lisboa, Santarem, Setubal, Portalegre....
GENDER SUPPORT UNIT
Country: Belgium
Organisation responsible: Ministry of Wallonia-Brussels Federation
Main topic addressed: Gender mainstreaming in policy
Type of resource/practice: Legislation and policy
GENDER SURVEY
Country: Norway
Organisation responsible: Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF)
Main topic addressed: Gender balance in Norwegian Sports Clubs
Type of resource/practice: Annual Survey for sport clubs in 53 Norwegian Sport Federations
Gender-based violence
ATHENA’S PROGRAM FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ABUSE IN SPORTS
Country: Israel
Organisation responsible: Athena – the Professional Department of the National Project for the Advancement of Women in Sports Athena’s administration contacted the Association of Rape Crisis Centres in Israel (ARCCI), in order to work together to develop an intervention...
CAMPAIGN: “STRONG NETWORKS AGAINST VIOLENCE”
Country: Germany
Organisation responsible: German Olympic Sports Confederation (DPSB) in co-operation with martial arts associations and counselling centres
Main topic addressed: preventing gender-based violence
Type of resource/practice: Awareness-raising initiatives / materials
LOCKER ROOM TALK
Country: Sweden
Organisation responsible: Locker Room Talk
Main topic addressed: Preventing gender-based violence
Type of resource/practice: Educational tool, awareness raising activity
POLICY MEASURES AND LEGISLATION COMBATTING SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN FLEMISH SPORTS FEDERATIONS
Country: Flanders – Belgium
Organisation responsible: Sport Vlaanderen (Flanders Sports Agency) – Centre Ethics in Sport
Main topic addressed: Preventing gender-based violence
Type of resource/practice: Legislation and policy
« SMALL LEGAL GUIDE – FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF INCIVILITIES, VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION IN SPORT » (2ND EDITION, OCTOBER 2018)
Country: France
Organisation responsible: Ministry of Sports
Main topic addressed: Prevention of violence and discrimination in sports, including gender-based violence and discrimination.
Type of resource/practice: Awareness-raising instrument targeting all those involved in sports,...
Leadership
FIVE STEPS TOWARDS A GENDER EQUAL AND INCLUSIVE SPORTS MOVEMENT
Country: Sweden
Organisation responsible: The Swedish Confederation of Sports
Main topic addressed: Gender equality in leadership / Gender equality in participation (grassroot or elite sport) / Gender equality in policy making
Type of resource/practice: Educational tools (training...
GUIDE TO INCORPORATE EQUALITY INTO SPANISH SPORTS FEDERATIONS
Country: Spain
Organisation responsible: National Sports Council of Spain
Main topic addressed: Governance and management; funding; sports offer; education; and communication and portrayal.
Type of resource/practice: Research and study and educational tool
INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN SPORTS
Country: Portugal
Organisation responsible: Women’s Sport Commission of Portuguese National Olympic Committee
Main topic addressed: Leadership
Type of resource/practice: Education Tools
LEADERSHIP TALENT CAMPS, MENTORING PROGRAM AND TEAM OF EXPERTS
Country: Germany
Organisation responsible: German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB)
Main topic addressed: leadership / coaching
Type of resource/practice: Educational tool
REQUIREMENTS TO GET BALANCED LEADERSHIP IN SPORT FEDERATIONS
Country: Spain
Organisation responsible: High Council for Sport in Spain
Main topic addressed: Leadership
Type of resource/practice: Legislation and policy
“LEADS LIKE A WOMAN” - SPORT LEADERSHIP EDUCATION FOR WOMEN
Country: Finland
Organisation responsible: Finnish Olympic Committee
Main topic addressed: Leadership
Type of resource/practice: Educational tool / awareness raising activity
Media/communication
GENDER BIAS IN LITHUANIAN MEDIA: A CONTENT AND QUANTITY ANALYSIS
Country: Lithuania
Organisation responsible: National Olympic Committee of Lithuania
Main topic addressed: Communication and media
Type of resource/practice: Research and study
GENDER EQUALITY IN MEDIA / COMMUNICATION
Country: Spain, Basque Country
Organisation responsible: Basque Government. Department of Culture and Linguistic Policy. Directorate of Physical Activity and Sport
Main topic addressed: Communication and media
Type of resource/practice: Publication and educational tool
SPORTS JOURNALISM IN AUSTRIA: PROFESSIONAL SITUATION OF FEMALE AND MALE SPORT JOURNALISTS
Country: Austria
Organisation responsible: Dep. of Sport & Exercise Science (University of Salzburg),100% Sport (Sport working group on media representation)
Main topic addressed: Media and communication – leadership, gender mainstreaming in policy
Type of resource/practice: Research...
VISIBILITY OF FEMALE ATHLETES IN E-MEDIA
Country: Croatia
Organisation responsible: Agency for Electronic Media Croatian Olympic Committee Office for Gender Equality of the Government of the Republic of Croatia
Main topic addressed: Gender equality in media
Type of resource/practice: Awareness-raising initiative
Participation
11 FACTORS OF SUCCESS TO INCLUDE REFUGEE GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SPORTS
Country: Germany
Organisation responsible: German Children and Youth Foundation, DFL Foundation, Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration
Main topic addressed: Participation; Inclusion of refugee girls and women in sports programmes
Type of...
ATHENA’S AMBASSADORS ROLE MODELLING WOMEN ATHLETES
Country: Israel
Organisation responsible: Athena – the Professional Department of the National Project for the Advancement of Women in Sports + A number of sports organisations have adopted the "Athena ambassadors" lectures within organisations.
Main topic addressed: Participation -...
FIVE STEPS TOWARDS A GENDER EQUAL AND INCLUSIVE SPORTS MOVEMENT
Country: Sweden
Organisation responsible: The Swedish Confederation of Sports
Main topic addressed: Gender equality in leadership / Gender equality in participation (grassroot or elite sport) / Gender equality in policy making
Type of resource/practice: Educational tools (training...
MONITORING GENDER BALANCE (PRIZE MONEY) AT SPORT EVENTS
Country: Belgium
Organisation responsible: Sport Vlaanderen (Flemish Ministry of Sport)
Main topic addressed: Gender equality in participation (grassroots or elite sport)
Type of resource/practice: Legislation, policies, standards and guidelines
PROMOTION OF SPORT TROUGH FEMALE VLOGGERS AND RADIO DJ’S
Country: Belgium
Organisation responsible: Sport Vlaanderen (Flemish Ministry of Sport)
Main topic addressed: Participation
Type of resource/practice: Awareness raising activity
WOMEN IN SPORT PROGRAMME
Country: Ireland
Organisation responsible: Sport Ireland
Main topic addressed: Participation - Increased levels of female involvement in sports: participation, coaching, volunteering and leadership
Type of resource/practice: Funding Model & Policy