Women in a changing world of Sports

Abstract

   Sport and physical activity have not yet been used on a large scale as a strategy within women’s movements. There are, however, already very positive stories to tell from both our program partners and those programs in our network. Based on the experiences of these partners, we have learned more about how participation in sport and physical activity can empower individual girls and women. Involvement in sport and physical activity can, for example, build life skills, confidence and body awareness and may create social networks, which result in dramatic positive life changes for participants. We have seen that involvement in sport and physical activity can positively change existing gender norms and help girls and women move into public spaces. Moreover, sport and physical activity programs provide opportunities to bring communities together and help realize development objectives relating to such issues as (post) conflict management, reproductive health and gender-based violence. This paper is attempts to find out all the possibilities to empower women through Sports.

Key words: - Gender, Discrimination, Empowerment,