Advocating for women and girls

One of the actions taken by Sport NZ to address the inequities for women and girls in play, active recreation and sport was to support funded partners to make organisational change.

Te Tai-o-Aorere Wahine creates pathways and removes barriers to enable wāhine (aged 15-18) to access nature and to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to engage with outdoor active recreation to enhance their wellbeing in the long term.

The success and popularity of the bespoke Sport NZ Women in Leadership programme, provides a dedicated opportunity for women to develop as leaders and dispels the myth that there are not women available for leadership positions.

Journeys, supported by Central Otago REAP, is a programme empowering young women to take on outdoor adventure pursuits in their local environment with the support of strong female role models.

A resource to assist women to better understand board roles and responsibilities, develop leadership skills, learn how to build networks critical for board visibility and self-assess their skill sets to increase opportunities for board appointments.

Melissa Dawson from Paralympics New Zealand attended the SportNZ Women in Leadership Programme. Read about her time on the course and the tools it gave her to move forward as a leader.