A picture paints a thousands words – International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) meeting of 2011 wrapped up in Lausanne.
Source: IOC Newsletter released today Friday December 9th, 2011- Newsletter 93
Where are all the women IOC board executives? A picture paints a thousand words…
There are (two executive females) around the table – A true representation of the IOC’s vision of inclusion/development of women in sport and sport administration. Moreover the barriers of diversity and gender in the international system.
This is the problem, and an enormous one at that – facing so many athletes and women in the system from participation and excelling – let alone the gender policies that exist and the direct impact of gender policy/verification placing limits on women’s bodies by men. These are the guys making those decisions. It is outrageous, and those who are impacted directly the athletes wear these guys decisions directly – where they remain arms length from it all – Their vision of woman….
On more than average, a lot of grey hair in the room -
How can we move forward in sport, social development and project a model that is reflective of modern society and its future, when the climate is as such as this? The answer, we cannot! Thus my own personal experience, this model slides down to other countries and NSO’s as it pertains to sport governance and administration practices models.
This photo this morning sent out by the IOC media was just shocking – but again speaks volumes to the challenges and barriers of international sport governance, inclusive policy and best practices models for access for women and moving the yard sticks forward around issues of diversity that effect so many people around the world – we cannot when the model looks like this.
Women will continue to be put in a vulnerable place and continued injustices – and barriers will continue, and the “catastrophic” impact it has had on so many already and in the future.
Need is say more …
