Fact finding meeting held

Project partners met in Ankara (TUR) on 7 October 2023, to discuss and decide the methodologies to be employed during the project, contents of education modules, barriers to entry for women into sports administration roles and possible ways to overcome them. The meeting also included other key stakeholders, such as coaches, referees & delegates, managers, athletes, and academics & experts forming five different groups. Two parts of the meeting were conducted with the established groups. During the first part, existing problems related to the identified topics were discussed, while the second part focused on solutions and needs regarding these problems. To identify the problems, the participants concentrated on three key questions:

i) What are the challenges and obstacles that women face in sports environments?

ii) What mechanisms support the development of women and their participation in sports?

iii) What are the reasons for women not being able to participate in leadership positions within sports management?

The problems identified during the discussions and the proposed solutions to these problems were compiled in a report.