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Instal Her Headline: Using a database of pre-determined words, the UNESCO extension scans sports articles and highlights gender-biased words and phrases that are used in sports media, and explains why they may be problematic.

Host Special 'Gender and Sports' Program: Invite local sports stars to have a lively discussion on how women and men are portrayed in sports coverage. Involve listeners.

Hand the Mic to Women: Put women sports broadcasters' front and center to show that gender is irrelevant to quality commentary, and conduct a longer term review of your workplace gender policies.

Bring Women's Sports to the Fore: Report on women's sports events and training in your country or region, as the first step to more balanced coverage of these sports

Gauge Gender-Sensitivity in your operations and content: Apply UNESCO's Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Media.

Take Action here: Here are more ways to stand together for gender equality in sports media.

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Sport: A reinforcer of gender norms or a force for change?

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As athletes from across the world gather in Tokyo for the (delayed) 2020 Olympics Games, this blog looks at the impact of sport on gender norms and the empowerment of women and girls.

The (modern) Olympic Games, on first impression, is a beacon of gender equality. With equal numbers of male and female athletes now competing in the same number of disciplines, it's a far cry from its all-male origins in 1896, and from just a few decades ago when women were only allowed to take part in about half of the events.

Sport is seen by the United Nations and many development groups as a unifier and equalizer, a way to bring communities and nations together and, as described by former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, as ' an agent of social change' with the power to ' break down gender barriers and provide role models for empowering women and girls '. But is this really the case or does sport actually reinforce rigid gender norms?

Sport as a reinforcer of gender norms

Sport is often viewed as a ' male-dominated institution that promotes traditional gender roles and advances male hegemony with phrases such as ' you throw like a girl' or ' you've been chicked' ( meaning you were overtaken by a girl/woman) commonly heard in school playgrounds, sports grounds, and sometimes even the mainstream media. Hegemonic masculinity, the over-emphasising of stereotypically masculine traits, is rife throughout sport, partly, according to one study on masculinity and competition, due to sport's predominant focus on competing. The hegemonic masculinities within sport, therefore, deter those who do not adhere to those traits - including many women.

A woman is perceived to be weaker than a man and being compared to one is, therefore, seen as an insult to a male athlete, even though women now dominate many ultra-distance events and compete on the world stage alongside men. However, the continued need by commentators and the media to compare men and women, such as the controversial comments made by retired tennis player John McEnroe about previous women's world number one, Serena Williams, only fuels the belief that sport is, predominantly, a man's domain.

Other barriers include a lack of facilities (particularly decent toilets), restrictions on how women behave, the risk of sexual assault (perceived or actual), and issues around clothing. Just this week for example, a British female para-athlete was reprimanded for having briefs that were too short, and just a few days later, the Norwegian Women's beach volleyball team was fined for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms.

In terms of equipment, Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala, for example, who was the first Sri Lankan to climb Mount Everest, said she had to climb the world's highest mountain in mountaineering clothes that did not fit her properly as they were designed for the male body, which was potentially unsafe. Although the need for sports equipment and clothing suited to women is acknowledged (e.g. sports bras, menstrual trackers in sports apps, etc.), male sports clothing is far more readily available in shops than women's. Watches and other sports tech are designed around the average man even some safety equipment, such as life-jackets for canoeists, is rarely designed for the female form. It is a covert way of saying that if the sports equipment doesn't fit, you are the wrong shape for an athlete, perpetuating the norm that if you want to be one, you should either be a man or have a physique similar to one.

Lack of funding and unequal salaries and prize money are also barriers to women's participation in sport, fuelling the norm that says women are inferior sportspeople. A 2017 global sports salaries survey, for example, found that Brazilian forward Neymar earned more (£32.9 million) in one season at Paris Saint-Germain than the combined salaries of seven of the top-division women's football league in France, Germany, England, the US, Sweden, Australia and Mexico, comprising 81 teams and 1,693 players.

The lack of female role-models in sports-based media perpetuates the norm that sport is a male domain. As well as the under-representation of women taking part in sport on TV and radio ( women's sports receive only around 4% of all sports media coverage), women are also vastly under-represented as sports presenters, experts, commentators, officials, managers and coaches ( women make up only 18% of qualified coaches and 9% of senior coaches). This lack of coverage and representation perpetuates the belief that sport is primarily for boys and men.

There is so much that points to sport as a reinforcer of gender norms. Can sport also be seen as a force for change?

Sport for development

In the late 1970s, thanks to an emerging feminist movement in sport, spearheaded by athletes such as Billie Jean King, sport began to be recognised as something that should be accessible to all. Many sports for development (SFD) programmes now exist globally with sport, often alongside life-skills classes, used as a way to promote gender equality.

Various studies, such as ICRW's evaluation of the PanKH Program in Rajasthan, India, Women Win's evaluation of Standard Chartered's Goal Programme, and STRIVE's study of Parivartan for Girls, found that sports clubs combined with life-skills lessons had an impact on the gender norms held by participants and their families, and to some extent wider communities.

The ICRW study found that girls and young women who took part in sports-based programmes were more likely to stay in school longer, delay marriage and report improved mental well-being. They felt more confident as a result of the programme, expanded their social networks and were more likely to challenge gender norms around girls in public spaces.

Women Win's study, which looked more specifically at norms, found that attitudes to menstruation, including restrictions in movements and participation in certain activities (such as cooking), shifted, as did views on the value of girls' education and delaying marriage, as well as beliefs against intimate-partner violence. Some of the girls in the Women Win study also reported views on women's clothing - such as being allowed to wear leggings or shorts - becoming more liberal within their communities as attitudes towards women doing sport became more accepting.

The Parivartan study, based in a slum in Mumbai, India, reported shifts in the norms that restrict public mobility for post-menarche-aged girls, limit their education and future prospects, and reinforce gender inequality.

The studies all reported that girls felt more confident as a result of taking part in the sports-based programmes, meaning they were more likely to challenge restrictive norms in their lives. This was particularly clear in relation to menstruation where Women Win's study found that when girls were encouraged to keep taking part in sport during their periods they began to believe that they should be able to do other activities during menstruation that were once restricted. One school girl in Mumbai said:

'Earlier during menstruation, I was only allowed to go to school, otherwise I would have to stay at home. After attending the programme, I spoke to my mother about menstruation and now she understands things and I have started going out on those days'.

Other studies, such as ' Navigating norms ' reported that in some communities, girls taking part openly in physical activities challenged norms around women as 'fragile and weak'. It suggested that empowerment in one area, such as on the playing field, can have a positive impact on other norms such as restrictions in mobility and decision-making within the household.

Tied to this is the impact sport can have on promoting positive body image and self-esteem and challenging norms around how women and girls should look. However, a study of Chinese college students found a strong correlation between having a positive body image to the desire to take part in sport, particularly among young women. This could, therefore, create potential barriers to sports participation for women (and men) with a higher body mass index (BMI), or a disability, based on norms around how athletes 'should' look. Gender norms around appearance influence and restrict the participation of women and girls in sports and add to the scrutiny they face in participating at the local level, as well as on the world stage.

Intersecting norms around gender, disability and poverty can prevent some people ever considering taking part in sport. The Paralympics, born out of support for injured World War II veterans, aims to challenge norms around sport and disability, but while great gains have been made, media coverage still lags behind the prominence of the able-bodied games.

Sport can also be a way to broach taboo subjects and allow people to come together in informal environments to play sport and talk. The Society for the Improvement of Rural People (SIRP), for example, used football as a way to engage young Nigerian men in conversations around female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). The programme found that the young men who took part knew more about FGM/C and were more likely to oppose it, challenging the norm around a girl needing to be cut in order to be worthy of marriage.

There has also been a shift in recent in the role of sportsmen and women as role models, particularly in relation to race (e.g. taking the knee), poverty (e.g. Barcelona FC's sponsorship of UNICEF) and (for joy or defeat), celebrating their roles as fathers by inviting their children onto podiums, and equality (e.g. the successful campaign for tennis to ensure equal pay). Notions of masculinity within the elite sports world also seem to have shifted with sportsmen often seen crying talking about their mental health. Perhaps sport can challenge norms around masculinities, moving away from the tough, stoic, competitive image once expected of all sportsmen to an image that now includes humility, grace, perseverance and compassion.

Sport - a human right?

As the Olympics get under way, and the world watches the athletes at the pinnacle of their profession, it will be interesting to see the norms on display and their impact. High-profile sports events often drive a surge in sports at the amateur level, but will this be reflected equally for men and women, boys and girls? And what impact will that have on sport in cultures with strict norms about how women and girls should behave?

This blog has only skimmed the surface of the debate around sport as a catalyst for gender norm change versus its role as a norms reinforcer. However, I believe that sport has the power to give people confidence and heighten their self-esteem, something that is vital to help them push back against norms that dominate their lives. The UN and the Olympic Charter both call for sport to be recognised as a human right with access unimpeded by discrimination of any kind. With women's participation in sport growing, and more voices within sport speaking out against inequality, only time will tell if this call will, in time, become a reality.

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In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Day, we want to talk about women's equality in the workplace. For many decades, the American workforce was dominated by men. Even with all the progress we've made in recent years, there are still many lingering effects of the past.

It's estimated women account for almost half the global workforce. Yet, only about 27% of women are in management and leadership positions. Even fewer hold top-tier, C-suite level jobs.

Although opportunities for women have grown in the workplace, there's still a significant gap between male and female employees in management. Females face discrimination and get stuck in entry-level roles, and many still struggle to obtain and maintain senior-leadership positions.

At Strategy People Culture, we work closely with many inspiring and dedicated female leaders. As a result, we've received an up-close look at the unique obstacles women face in their workplaces. This has aided our study and strategies for combating gender-related barriers.

Today on our blog, we want to share seven challenges women face in the workplace. Furthermore, we're discussing tactics for battling them head-on and leveling the playing field.

1. Unconscious Bias

The first big hurdle many female leaders face is unconscious bias. This can be anything from a belief in gender stereotypes to subconscious attitudes about female capabilities. Bias can also manifest as preferences for women that act, speak, and dress in certain ways.

Unconscious biases about female employees are especially detrimental in management and leadership spheres. Research shows such biases can make it far more difficult (and slower) for women to climb to executive positions than men.

Explicit bias and discrimination are illegal and frowned upon by today's society. Still, many female leaders struggle with subconscious judgment from peers and higher-ups. Therefore, they are often less likely to get the promotion or be assigned "leadership" tasks than their male counterparts.

Tackling unconscious biases in the workplace isn't easy. These biases are born from a variety of factors. Addressing them requires taking a hard look at how a workplace functions, then implementing anti-discrimination training and better equity practices.

2. Unequal Pay

Dr. King often spoke about laborers' rights and civil rights. Unfortunately, pay gaps are still prevalent between men and women in the workplace.

Although the gender pay gap of the 1990s is narrowing, women in executive positions still earn between 8% and 25% less than male executives in comparable positions. There are fewer female leaders than males in most businesses, but even those at the C-suite levels are often paid less than their male counterparts.

The solution to this challenge isn't simply to pay women leaders equally, although that should certainly be a goal. It goes beyond numbers and extends into the opportunities females are presented in the workplace.

Companies need to assess how promotions are accessed and offered. In many workplaces, women are more likely to hold lower-paid leadership positions, such as those in marketing or HR. As a result, these female leaders are paid less because they have smaller opportunities to break into "high-paying" C-suite positions.

To combat the gender pay gap, companies need to welcome women at all levels of leadership, including the top of the corporate ladder. Leaders today have a responsibility to push for and maintain diverse pools for promotions and new hires. Beyond that, businesses have a duty to pay their employees equally, regardless of gender.

3. Difficult Expectations

As harsh as it sounds, female leaders often face lower (or different) expectations than their male counterparts. Even in senior management positions, research from DiversityQ reveals that women are more likely to report feeling forced to:

Balance respect with likability

Overcome preconceptions

Deal with cultural expectations related to gender

On top of that, worldwide research still indicates women are taken less seriously as leaders than their male counterparts. They are less likely to be given "authoritative" roles and generally face lower expectations for their career advancement.

If companies truly want to promote a culture that empowers female employees, they must set the bar high enough while also managing unfair pressures. They need to give women opportunities to prove themselves as leaders through adequate promotions and assignments.

4. Limited Career Advancement Opportunities

Speaking of opportunities and expectations, research continually indicates women are more likely to be passed up for promotions.

This is especially true between first and second-tier management positions. Once women reach a second-tier management position, many struggle to climb to higher leadership and C-suite roles. The opportunities either aren't presented or are more often going to male candidates.

Generally, women are less likely to know about promotions and are even less likely to actually land the positions. A 2021 study from Yale found women are 14% less likely to be promoted at their companies every year and are consistently judged as having "lower leadership potential" than their male counterparts.

The best way to promote career advancement for women is to ensure equal access to promotions and new leadership positions. Mentorship programs and professional development strategies are also helpful when it comes to expanding opportunities and growing professional networks. We'll touch on that more a little later.

5. Sexual or Gender-Based Harassment

Unfortunately, this is still a significant problem. Movements like "#MeToo" and new anti-harassment laws have certainly helped, but we're a long way from totally harassment-free workplaces.

Even women in positions of power still contend with sexual and gender-based harassment. In fact, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences found that sexual harassment is more prevalent for women supervisors than for other women employees in the United States, Japan, and Sweden.

As more women advance to management and leadership positions, they also face the risk of:

Sexual hostility

Unwelcome physical actions

Offensive remarks or innuendos

Unwanted sexual attention

It's estimated that up to 85% of all female employees have experienced sexual harassment in their job at least once, and that number is likely higher for women in management and supervisor positions.

Many women are forced to quit jobs, change industries, or reduce their work hours to deal with the harassment. Such actions further slow their career advancement and potentially force them to miss crucial opportunities.

Fortunately, many companies are choosing to (or being forced to) implement better anti-harassment and anti-discrimination training for their employees. If we, as a society, want to combat the challenges women face in the workplace, we must place a strong emphasis on battling harassment.

6. Lack of Sponsorship and Mentors

To get to the top of the corporate ladder, people need sponsors that can demand opportunities and support leadership development. There are many barriers between entry-level positions and C-suite opportunities, but sponsorship can help employees break through them.

Many male executives have mentors providing such support, but research from the Harvard Business Review indicates women are less likely to obtain sponsorship. Female employees are not as likely to organically meet sponsors, and they often don't know what steps to take to seek the full sponsorship they need.

What women can do is seek out strong leadership mentors and coaches. A mentor can be a powerful source of knowledge, help set critical goals, and keep female employees accountable for their own advancement.

At Strategy People Culture, our leadership coaches work with female leaders to help them understand their opportunities and grow their careers. We understand the hardships women face in corporate environments, and we're happy to provide customized guidance and mentorship to leaders of all kinds.

7. Becoming C-Suite Members

In the United States, there's a record number of Fortune 500 Women in C-Level positions. However, for every company run by a woman, there are nearly 13 run by a man. The bottom line is those female leaders face many barriers to becoming full-fledged C-suite members, not just managers and supervisors.

A 2019 study by Working Mother and the National Association for Executives found that:

When contending for C-suite positions, nearly half of the male candidates received detailed information and coaching for the spots - and only 15% of women received the same.

Almost all of the surveyed women (77%) said a top barrier to gender equity was a lack of information on how to advance in their careers.

Men are three times as likely to have been considered for profit-and-loss roles and twice as likely to have received a promotion within the last 24 months.

If businesses are going to encourage female leadership, they must provide women with access to C-suite level positions - as well as the necessary resources and support to obtain them.

One beneficial step any business can take is to perform a workplace culture audit. Determine how current employees (including the women) feel about their opportunities for advancement. Learn how executives feel about their positions and their ability to grow as leaders.

Many companies are unaware of the inequities and challenges women face in their workplace. The only real way to find out is to assess your workplace culture, then find ways to effectuate cultural changes and give female leaders the resources they need.

How Can SPC Help With These Challenges?

It's 2022 - and Dr. King's inspirational words and values from 60 years ago are as prevalent as ever. No company should be at a standstill when it comes to gender equity and anti-discrimination efforts. We're in a period of rapid evolution, and leaders of all genders and statuses should have the chance to ride the wave.

Our team at Strategy People Culture wants to help companies facilitate change and battle biases, discrimination, and inequity. At the same time, we're also here to help coach and guide every kind of leader on their way up the corporate ladder.

To learn more about our executive coaching services, or to schedule anti-discrimination and anti-harassment training, reach out online. You can also give us a call at 833-ROCK-SPC.

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Finding useful information on the World Wide Web is something many of us take for granted. According to the Internet research firm Netcraft, there are nearly 150,000,000 active Web sites on the Internet today [source: Netcraft]. The task of sifting through all those sites to find helpful information is monumental. That's why search engines use complex algorithms -- mathematical instructions that tell computers how to complete assigned tasks.

Google's algorithm does the work for you by searching out Web pages that contain the keywords you used to search, then assigning a rank to each page based several factors, including how many times the keywords appear on the page. Higher ranked pages appear further up in Google's search engine results page ( SERP), meaning that the best links relating to your search query are theoretically the first ones Google lists.

For Web page administrators, being listed prominently on Google can result in a big boost in site traffic and visibility. In 2007, Google surpassed Microsoft as the most visited site on the Web [source: The San Francisco Chronicle]. With that much traffic, getting a good spot on a Google SERP could mean a huge boost in the number of site visitors.

Google's keyword search function is similar to other search engines. Automated programs called spiders or crawlers travel the Web, moving from link to link and building up an index page that includes certain keywords. Google references this index when a user enters a search query. The search engine lists the pages that contain the same keywords that were in the user's search terms. Google's spiders may also have some more advanced functions, such as being able to determine the difference between Web pages with actual content and redirect sites -- pages that exist only to redirect traffic to a different Web page.

Keyword placement plays a part in how Google finds sites. Google looks for keywords throughout each Web page, but some sections are more important than others. Including the keyword in the Web page's title is a good idea, for example. Google also searches for keywords in headings. Headings come in a range of sizes, and keywords in larger headings are more valuable than if they are in smaller headings. Keyword dispersal is also important. Webmasters should avoid overusing keywords, but many people recommend using them regularly throughout a page.

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When we embark on the complex journey of learning, we start with a question. Anyone who has spent even just a few hours with a young child has seen the impact of curiosity in action: Why is that butterfly gray but the others are so colorful? What do lizards eat? How do mangrove seeds travel so far? Or my four-year-old's latest, "Mom, why can you feel and hear the wind, but you can't see the wind?"

Inquiry-based learning starts with a question and empowers children to have agency in their learning. It propels them to take ownership and expand their knowledge by problem-solving and making real-world connections. Inquiry-based learning looks different across settings, but the purpose behind inquiry-based learning remains the same. Children learn best when they are interested in what they are learning.

What if we empowered children to be seekers of information and trusted them with their own learning? Writer, unschooling organizer, co-founder of Raising Free People and founding board member of The Alliance for Self-Directed Education Akilah S. Richards emphasizes the importance of questioning everything and refers to it as " mad question asking," as she invokes the late lyricist Notorious B.I.G.

We can lean into children's questions by providing opportunities for inquiry projects in our classrooms and homes. If you're interested in learning how to use inquiry projects to promote a love of learning, here are some tips to get started:

Set the Stage for Inquiry Projects

Get curious. Before you can figure out what children are interested in learning about, it's important to listen to their ideas, thoughts and wonderings. The following questions can provide you with a guide:

What questions have you heard children asking lately? Jot them down on a piece of paper.

Can you pinpoint a theme that's emerging? Is it a change of seasons, families, friendship, discovery, identity or how people take care of each other? Or do their questions revolve around something more tangible like snow, dinosaurs or exploring bugs found outside? Reflect on what you notice. This shouldn't take up much time. Kids are naturally curious and they make connections to what's going on around them throughout the day.

Involve children in creating a web of investigation based on their questions.

Gather children together in a comfortable space.

Find a blank piece of paper and create a circle in the middle.

Label the inside circle with the topic of their inquiry. For example: "snow."

Create lines shooting out from around the circle. This looks a little like a spider and its legs.

Jot down childrens' questions related to the topic by each line. If you notice questions are related, feel free to create another mini-web based on one of the original questions. Tip: remember kids are constantly shifting their wonderings. It's okay if their questions do not directly relate to the topic. As you explore books, online resources and ask more questions, you might be surprised to find out how interrelated everything truly is.

Review questions with the children.

Find an inquiry space to document learning. Choose a space in your home or classroom to dedicate to the inquiry project. Remember the space doesn't have to be large or a certain way at all. A corner in a playroom, classroom or kitchen will work just fine.

Set up a small table that can display books, photos, art created by the children, and other materials related to their inquiry. For example, during an inquiry about what things are made of, you might set up a magnifying glass alongside a variety of natural and synthetic materials like bugs, shells, foil, and bottle caps.

Decide the best way to store materials and start small. Library books can be stored in a basket under the table. The child's artwork can be taped up on the wall, poster board or a small whiteboard.

Create a wonder wall. Involve children in creating a wonder wall near the inquiry space.

1. Print out the Wonder Wall template.

2. Support children in cutting out the words.

3. Paste or tape the words on a colorful piece of paper.

4. Invite children to decorate the space inside the words and the area around the paper. Get creative!

5. Hang your poster on the wall near your inquiry space.

6. Explain to children that this is the area where you will display the web of investigation and any other questions that come up as they are learning new things.

Dive Into Inquiry Learning

Prepare for learning. Once you've decided on a topic to explore, it's time to think about what you already know about a topic, gather materials and start learning more. Here are some ideas:

Tap into children's knowledge about a topic first by creating a simple KWL (Know, Want to Know, Learned) chart. Dedicate time to build out what children know about the topic before exploring other resources. Children come with such diverse and robust ideas about topics and taking the time to hear their ideas is a great way to involve them in active learning as well as make sure that the project mirrors their reality in culturally responsive ways.

Find books related to the topic at the library or online resources.

Gather resources like articles, videos, television shows, activities or games that can extend the learning. If you're in a classroom setting, check out the Inquiry Planning Document to plan activities.

Go on virtual field trips to take children to amazing places.

Let the learning begin. Allow children ample time to research their questions in multiple ways, as mentioned above. The purpose of an inquiry project is to really allow kids to dive into their topic of interest so they can learn and explore naturally. Children might complete artwork, journal about their ideas, or create models to make sense of what they are learning. Our youngest scholars will mostly create pictures and use inventive spelling to show what they know. Anecdotes, videos and photos are ways adults can document learning in holistic ways because they illustrate the many ways in which children learn.

Find time throughout the week to explore the resources together. Educators might dedicate an hour of classroom time a day to the inquiry project while a busy parent may decide to spend an hour on the inquiry project on the weekend or when a child makes a connection or asks another topic-related question.

Inquiry projects can take anywhere from a few weeks to months depending on how children stay interested in the topic of exploration. Remember that if children end up losing engagement, it's time to move on to the next exploration. Once you're comfortable with facilitating inquiry projects, it's much easier to shift as time goes on. What will you learn about next?
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