Learning for Gender Inclusion
Women Win
Summary
This Learning Platform from Women Win provides a combination of research and learning opportunities, all focused on creating equitable and inclusive spaces for women and girls in sport. The platform includes:
- Beyond Representation – Examines how inclusion in sport must go beyond participation metrics to address leadership, policy, and decision-making power for women and marginalized genders.
- Empowering Her Game – Explores how gender-responsive policies, programs, and leadership pathways can transform sport into a more inclusive space for all women and girls.
- More Obstacles than Achievements – Analyzes the ongoing challenges and intersectional barriers facing women and girls in sport, with recommendations for systemic reform and community-led approaches.
- Breaking Barriers Academy - Open-source toolkit that Women Win developed together with Common Goal, Soccer Without Borders, 17Sport and adidas to support growth and development for all those working to advance equity and inclusion through sport.
HOW & WHEN IT CAN HELP
- A comprehensive source of research to support clubs and organizations developing inclusive strategies, training, or programs.
- Learning and development opportunities for team members and leaders around inclusion.
- To inform advocacy or grant proposals focused on gender equality in soccer.
- As reading material for leadership teams, boards, and staff development sessions.
WHAT WE LIKE ABOUT THIS RESOURCE PACK
These materials move beyond theory to offer actionable recommendations for policy, leadership, and program delivery. They challenge organizations to reflect critically on how gender inclusion is defined and measured and to take steps toward systemic and cultural change.
KEY CONSIDERATIONS WHEN USING THIS RESOURCE
- How can your club use these insights to audit your internal culture, policies, and representation?
- What partnerships or collaborations in your community can help promote gender equity beyond your programs?
- Are your hiring, leadership, and volunteer pipelines inclusive of women, girls, and non-binary individuals?
- How can your organization elevate women’s voices in decision-making roles within sport?
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTOR
Women Win is an international organization that uses sport and play to advance gender equity and girls’ rights globally. Through its digital learning platform, The Playground, Women Win offers tools and curricula that help youth-serving organizations build confidence, health, and leadership among girls and women in sport. To learn more visit womenwin.org.
CREDITING CONTRIBUTORS
The Resource Hub is made possible by the generosity of contributors. It demonstrates the rich expertise and collective team spirit that exists across our soccer community.
All resources that have been contributed to the Resource Hub are free for users of the Hub to learn from, adapt and implement in their own organization and community.
Where relevant, we encourage users of the resources to formally or informally credit the resource creator, to acknowledge their expertise and generosity.