Senator Mark Wall existing gaps between women and men, girls and boys in both elite and grassroots sport may widen
A Kildare Senator says women's sport cannot be a "casualty" of Covid 19, and work should continue on the 20X20 campaign.
It was designed to increase female participation in sport.
A recent UN report has warned of the potential impact of the pandemic on women's sports, and women in sport.
Kildare Labour Senator Mark Wall says existing gaps between women and men, girls and boys in both elite and grassroots sport may widen if governments, sport organizations, and other stakeholders do not put women and girls at the centre and address their specific needs.
📢Women’s sport cannot be a casualty of Covid
— Senator Mark Wall (@MarkWall1) June 23, 2021
✅We call on the Minister for Sport to outline a strategy for women in sport.
✅Critical we do not allow the progress that has been made in female participation in sport to be lost. @labour
More👇https://t.co/xlOGYtfxEx
“Female sports players need to have the same incentives and supports as their male counterparts and should not feel disenfranchised on account of their gender. Women make the same life sacrifices for their sport, play the same game, and work just as hard in training and matches. This searing and obvious inequality cannot continue.
“The pandemic of COVID-19 now threatens to erase this momentum as the sport world has been forced to cancel or postpone events, schools have closed, and people are staying home. Existing gaps between women and men, girls and boys in both elite and grassroots sport may widen if governments, sport organizations, sponsors, civil society, athletes, media and UN agencies do not put women and girls at the centre and address their specific needs in response and recovery plans.
“It is critical we do not allow the progress that has been made in female participation in sport to be lost. We need a new plan that engages with females of all ages and builds on the success of the previous campaigns.”
Contracts Signed For The Athy Food & Innovation Hub At The Former Model School
Major Cocaine Bust In Carbury: Gardaà Seize €186,600 Worth of Drugs
"Utter, utter rubbish": Senator Slams Misinformation Campaign Over Rathangan Convent Plans
Tiglin's Aubrey McCarthy Says Government's Inadequacy In Asylum Housing Hits Homeless Services Hard
NTA Intends To Extend The Dart+ West Out To Kilcock Train Station
Kildare's Aisling Bea Takes Director's Chair For Kodaline's Mark Prendergast's Music Video
Expansion Underway: UPMC Kildare Hospital To Add Two-Storey Extension
Don't Be Fooled: KWWSPCA Warns Against "Pushy" Charity Scams
