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Gender Equity Workshop

November 16, 2019

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Why We’re Here

  • Introduce gender equity
  • Give tools and resources
  • Address recruitment and retention

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Gender Equity Agenda

6:25-6:35 Welcome/Intro

6:35-6:50 Icebreaker Activity

6:50-7:20 Defining the Problem

7:20-7:30 Team Culture

7:30-7:40 Break

7:40-8:00 Honoring the Individual

8:00-8:05 Recruitment and Retainment

8:05-8:20 Debrief

8:20-8:30 Conclusion and Goodbye

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Community Agreements

  • Actively listen
  • Be willing to learn
  • Understand different ideas and experiences
  • Step up, step back
  • Challenge yourself
  • Respect and support one another

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Icebreaker Activity

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Girls Participation Statistics

of all youth players are girls according to GUM

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25%

of all California USAU members are female.

34%

more likely to quit sports between 8th &12th grade than boys

2-3x

Increase in the number of unique girls in the BADA program form 2017 to 2018

47%

Why are California’s numbers higher than the national average?

the USAU 2018 statistics indicate that 31.21% of members are female.

boys’ rate of participation in “other sports” increased by 9% and girls’ participation decreased by 12%

but the percentage of total youth players only changed from 24% to 25%

Girls are

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Important Definitions

Gender: the socially-constructed roles, behaviors, and attributes which society associates with one sex

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Equity Versus Equality: Equity is giving everyone what they need to be successful. Equality is treating everyone the same

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Girl: girls refers to gender expansive youth (cis girls, trans girls, and any girl-identified youth)

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Womxn: an alternative spelling to women that demonstrates intentionality to include trans and non-binary people while structures are still predominantly binary in nature

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Identity Labels: Recognizing everyone is a unique individual with a myriad of identities. Placing someone in one “bucket” diminished their unique lived experience.

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Defining the Problem Discussion

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Building Team Culture

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Honoring the Individual

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Long Term Retainment

Things to keep in mind for the retainment of young female athletes:

  • Young girls look up to their female coaches and view them as role models
  • Girls love playing sports! 93% love or like their sport
  • It is important to have a healthy level of competition in order for players to feel engaged and driven
  • Goal setting: 70% of girls have goals related to their sport, give young athletes something to work towards

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Debrief & Conclusion