Scottish Women in Sport
| Formation | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Glasgow |
Chief Operating Officer | Maureen McGonigle |
| Website | https://www.scottishwomeninsport.co.uk/ |
Scottish Women in Sport (SWiS) is a charity founded in 2013, which advocates for inclusive gender equality in sport in Scotland.
Aim
SWiS promotes equality and parity across all aspects of sport for women and girls, including but not limited to active participation, coaching, leadership, and officiating.[1] They do this by promoting positive role models, sharing good practice, advocating for increased investment and media coverage in women and girls' sport in Scotland.[2]
SWiS has three broad aims:[3]
- Educate
- Participate
- Celebrate
Launch
The charity was launched in 2013 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.[4] Speakers at the Launch event included Judy Murray, Alison Walker, Elaine C Smith, Katherine Grainger.[5]
The founding Chief Executive Officer of SWiS is Maureen McGonigle.[6]
Activity
SWiS has run a number of campaigns focusing on different aspects of women's sports, including 'Girls Do Sport' which was a partnership between SWiS and University of the West of Scotland, which promoted 7 sports through a series of short 15-minute programs made by students on media and journalism courses at the University [7]
The charity hosts an annual Awards Ceremony where trophies are given to sportswomen, coaches, teams, and organizations who have excelled in the field of Scottish sport in the past 12 months.[8] They also host an annual conference.[9]
The charity hosts a regular blog on the SWiS website with posts from sportswomen and those active in women's sports in Scotland.[10]
In 2018 it launched the Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame, to celebrate past and current pioneers of women and girls sport in Scotland.[11]
References
- ^ "About Us – Scottish Women in Sport". Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Scottish Women in Sport must take advantage of Glasgow 2014 spotlight". HeraldScotland. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Scottish Women in Sport – Raising the profile of Scottish Women's Sport". Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Stars back sports for girls". Glasgow Times. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Charity to raise profile of women in sport". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Face-to-Face: Maureen McGonigle, founder of Scottish Women in Sport". HeraldScotland. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ Newsroom, U. W. S. (10 October 2017). "Girls Do Sport". UWS Newsroom. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Scottish Women In Sport - Awards 2020". www.swisawards.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Scottish Women in Sport conference brings together experts to explore how the nation can capitalize on sport". Sport First. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Blog – Scottish Women in Sport". Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "New sports hall of fame launched to honour Scottish women". BBC News. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2021-07-31.