{"id":2962,"date":"2020-11-18T12:34:12","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T12:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performancecomms.flywheelsites.com\/female-sporting-stereotypes\/"},"modified":"2024-01-02T15:58:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T15:58:45","slug":"female-sporting-stereotypes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performancecomms.com\/me\/blog\/female-sporting-stereotypes\/","title":{"rendered":"Female sporting stereotypes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the past six months, I\u2019ve been working with the Women\u2019s Sport Trust on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenssporttrust.com\/womens-sport-trust-to-unlock-the-future-of-womens-sport-by-powering-up-40-of-britains-best-sportswomen\/\">#unlocked campaign<\/a>, helping to raise awareness of women\u2019s sport.<\/p>\n<p>From speaking to a lot of the athletes, reading and hearing their stories, one subject that stood out was around sporting stereotypes.<\/p>\n<p>This topic seems to cover anything from seeing women\u2019s sport on TV, women working in sport or seeing different body types, different races and people from different religions taking part in different sports. It can also be about how girls are portrayed on screen and in media.<\/p>\n<p>Sport England\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisgirlcan.co.uk\/\">this girl can<\/a>\u201d launched in 2015, went some way to addressing these issues. The campaign featured girls acting in a non-stereotypical way \u2013 they were aggressive, angry, focused, sweaty, older etc etc.<\/p>\n<p>However look at most of the campaigns from the big brands. The females they feature tend to be white, slim, young and pretty. And what does that say to a new generation of girls who want to play sport?<\/p>\n<p>A few months ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ruck.co.uk\/rugby-girls-start-online-campaign-after-being-snubbed-for-models\/\">Canterbury got criticised<\/a> for featuring female models rather than actual female rugby players in images for Ireland\u2019s new shirt. The men\u2019s campaign featured three Ireland rugby players. The hashtag #iamenough popped up on Twitter with female rugby players posting pictures of themselves playing the game. Canterbury has since apologised and has hopefully learned its lesson.<\/p>\n<h5>So what can be done about it?<\/h5>\n<p>In 2016, <a href=\"http:\/\/press.gettyimages.com\/getty-images-partners-with-womens-sport-trust-to-redefine-imagery-of-female-athletes-in-commercial-and-editorial-storytelling\/\">Getty Images partnered with the Women\u2019s Sport Trust<\/a> to curate a selection of images featuring the world\u2019s top sportswomen in action. The aim was to help promote a powerful depiction of women and girls in sports.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few weeks ago, Ebony Rainford-Brent helped launch cricket&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/cricket\/news\/12123\/12115965\/crickets-ace-programme-launches-charity-after-sport-england-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACE programme<\/a>. This aims to offer cricketing opportunities to boys and girls from Africa-Caribbean backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a start. However I would look to the media and brands to feature different types of women. That way, more girls from more diverse backgrounds can see sport, in whatever form it comes, as a real option.<\/p>\n<p>After all, if you can\u2019t see it, you can\u2019t be it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past six months, I\u2019ve been working with the Women\u2019s Sport Trust on its #unlocked campaign, helping to raise awareness of women\u2019s sport. From speaking to a lot of the athletes, reading and hearing their stories, one subject that stood out was around sporting stereotypes. 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