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Cross-National Project. Advance Girls and Women’s Sport in Montenegro AAHPERD Boston 2012.

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Cross-National Project

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  1. Cross-National Project Advance Girls and Women’s Sport in Montenegro AAHPERD Boston 2012

  2. A sport (activity form) for every girl/woman and every girl/woman engaged in active life style In every country Of every race/ethnicity Of every age Of every capability

  3. Contemporary Moment • Sport and Development • Surging popularity as a tool • 2005 – UN Year of Sport and Physical Education • Embraced with enthusiasm by many • Sport Federations • Corporations • NGOs • Athletes • In the North and South

  4. Sport – Development – Peace TEAMS NETWORKS

  5. Montenegro Team Montenegrin expert Marko Begovich Women Sports Foundation Dr. Marj Snyder and Dr. Don Sabo WSF “Her Life Depends on It” Dr. Cheryl Cooky, Purdue University International expertise Dr. Carole Oglesby

  6. Montenegro Networks Girls and Women’s Sport WSF, WSI, IWG Montenegro Montenegro Olympic Committee, UNDP, National Office for Gender Equality Funding IOC Solidarity Fund

  7. Investing in San Antonio Girls

  8. Gender and Sport in Montenegro Cheryl Cooky, Ph.D. Purdue University Marko Begovic, Game Set Peace Program Don Sabo, Ph.D. D’ Youville College Carole Oglesby, Ph.D. CSU, Northridge Marj Snyder, Ph.D. Women’s Sport Foundation

  9. Background of the partnership Montenegro Olympic Committee and NGO, Game Set Peace contacted the women’s sport foundation to request assistance in assessing gender and participation rates in Montenegro. Women’s Sport Foundation reached out to scholars to design and assist Montenegrin partners with the study. This is the first empirical study on girls and women’s participation in Montenegro.

  10. Purpose of the project To conduct the first evidence-based research assessing the current status of girls and women participation in sport: Who participates in Montenegro; What factors contribute to, or limit, participation

  11. Description of research The study, conducted 2010-2011, featured • Mixed methodologies Survey, focus group interviews • To identify why girls and women do/do not participate and examine the nature of their experiences.

  12. Major findings • Females comprise only 10% of all sport participants at the national level. • Women underrepresented in sport professions; 8.8% coaching; 12% regional management; 6% national management; 25% medical staff; 13% referees.

  13. Gender participation by sport

  14. Facilitations and Barriers THE USUAL SUSPECTS Family Finances Gender stereotypes Traditional family role structure Lack of visibility Few role models in leadership

  15. Strategies for Change Engage and education parents, community and sport leaders on myths and stereotypes as well as benefits of participation (health, social, psychological). Identification of female sport leaders (athletes or otherwise) who are successful and can be promoted as role models for girls and women. Increased media attention of women’s sport. More funding and investment in resources for women’s sport.

  16. The way forward 1. Significant progress on development and planning leading to a ‘National Strategy” for girls and women’s sport development. 2. Networking with cooperating international bodies www.iwg-gti.org Click “conference legacies; Montreal Toolkit” 3. New committed leadership

  17. CAROLE A. OGLESBYPHD, PHD, AASP-CCPositive Embodiment Enterprises28128 Pacific Coast Highway SP 32Malibu, CA 90265carole.oglesby@csun.edu

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