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Beyond the sidelines: Championing women, inclusion and marginalised voices in sport, leisure and tourism
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Beyond the sidelines: Championing women, inclusion and marginalised voices in sport, leisure and tourism

  • 09:00–09:45 UK time45 minutes
  • Online, on Zoom, inside ScholardemiaRegister, then join on this page from 08:50. How to join
  • Chaired by Dr. Lisa Welthagen, convened by Prof. Eugenia WickensOrganised by Scholardemia

This webinar examines how institutions can move from symbolic inclusion to fair participation, leadership and accountability.

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Speaker update, 2 October 2026: Speakers will be announced once confirmed.
Women and marginalised groups continue to face structural barriers in employment, leadership, public space, media representation and access to capital across sport, leisure and tourism. This webinar examines how gender interacts with ethnicity, disability, social class, sexuality, age and migration status. It will move beyond broad commitments to diversity by considering the institutional rules, informal practices and material conditions that determine who can participate, progress and exercise authority within organisations and public programmes.
Panellists will evaluate recruitment, career progression, pay, workplace safety, accessible services, procurement and leadership representation. The discussion will address tokenism, unpaid consultation and policies that create visibility without transferring resources or influence. It will also consider the quality of organisational data and the risk that aggregate categories conceal different experiences. Attention will be given to mechanisms for reporting discrimination, protecting those who raise concerns and holding senior decision makers responsible for measurable progress.
Participants will learn to identify indicators that assess outcomes rather than intentions. They will consider representation at different levels, retention, pay equity, budget authority, contract allocation and access to protected routes for challenge. The webinar will also examine how institutions can work with affected groups without treating them as a single voice or repeatedly extracting unpaid expertise. Delegates will leave with a framework for determining whether inclusion is embedded in governance and resource control or remains primarily a symbolic feature of organisational communication. This approach directly connects institutional culture with the distribution of safety, opportunity, recognition, resources and power across workplaces, organisations and sectors.

How to join

This webinar runs on Zoom. You join it here on Scholardemia, where the meeting opens inside the page with the chat, questions and polls beside it. You do not need a Zoom account or a Zoom link.

  1. RegisterFree, with your Scholardemia account.
  2. Come back on the dayThe room opens at 08:50 on Friday 9 April. We email you reminders with the Join button 24 hours and 1 hour before.
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Beyond the sidelines: Championing women, inclusion and marginalised voices in sport, leisure and tourism

WebinarOnlineSession 18 of 29

This webinar examines how institutions can move from symbolic inclusion to fair participation, leadership and accountability.

  • 09:00–09:45 UK time08:00 UTC
  • Online, on Zoom, inside Scholardemia · 45 minutesRegister, then join on this page from 08:50. How to join
  • Chaired by Dr. Lisa Welthagen, convened by Prof. Eugenia WickensOrganised by Scholardemia

About this webinar

Speaker update, 2 October 2026: Speakers will be announced once confirmed.
Women and marginalised groups continue to face structural barriers in employment, leadership, public space, media representation and access to capital across sport, leisure and tourism. This webinar examines how gender interacts with ethnicity, disability, social class, sexuality, age and migration status. It will move beyond broad commitments to diversity by considering the institutional rules, informal practices and material conditions that determine who can participate, progress and exercise authority within organisations and public programmes.
Panellists will evaluate recruitment, career progression, pay, workplace safety, accessible services, procurement and leadership representation. The discussion will address tokenism, unpaid consultation and policies that create visibility without transferring resources or influence. It will also consider the quality of organisational data and the risk that aggregate categories conceal different experiences. Attention will be given to mechanisms for reporting discrimination, protecting those who raise concerns and holding senior decision makers responsible for measurable progress.
Participants will learn to identify indicators that assess outcomes rather than intentions. They will consider representation at different levels, retention, pay equity, budget authority, contract allocation and access to protected routes for challenge. The webinar will also examine how institutions can work with affected groups without treating them as a single voice or repeatedly extracting unpaid expertise. Delegates will leave with a framework for determining whether inclusion is embedded in governance and resource control or remains primarily a symbolic feature of organisational communication. This approach directly connects institutional culture with the distribution of safety, opportunity, recognition, resources and power across workplaces, organisations and sectors.

How to join

This webinar runs on Zoom. You join it here on Scholardemia, where the meeting opens inside the page with the chat, questions and polls beside it. You do not need a Zoom account or a Zoom link.

  1. RegisterFree, with your Scholardemia account.
  2. Come back on the dayThe room opens at 08:50 on Friday 9 April. We email you reminders with the Join button 24 hours and 1 hour before.
  3. Press JoinSign in with the same account. The meeting opens here, with questions, polls and the group chat beside it.

Use an up-to-date Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox. Allow sound when your browser asks, and use headphones if you can.

Chair and convenor

Dr. Lisa Welthagen

Chair

Event committee

South Africa

Dr. Lisa Welthagen chairs this event.

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Prof. Eugenia Wickens

Convenor

OTS Academy

United Kingdom

Professor Eugenia Wickens edits the Journal On Tourism & Sustainability (JOTS) and the Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education (JTHE), and chairs Scholardemia webinar sessions. Her research covers tourist experience and typologies, tourism routes and rural development, volunteer tourism, and event and cultural tourism. Formerly Reader in Tourism at Buckinghamshire New University, she has helped plan tourism education in Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Serbia, Greece, Ireland and Turkey.

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Organised by Scholardemia.

Committee

Organising Committee

Operational leadership and event delivery team.

Dr. Lisa Welthagen

Chair

Event committee

South Africa

Dr. Lisa Welthagen chairs this event.

Scholardemia profile

Prof. Eugenia Wickens

Convenor

OTS Academy

United Kingdom

Professor Eugenia Wickens edits the Journal On Tourism & Sustainability (JOTS) and the Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Education (JTHE), and chairs Scholardemia webinar sessions. Her research covers tourist experience and typologies, tourism routes and rural development, volunteer tourism, and event and cultural tourism. Formerly Reader in Tourism at Buckinghamshire New University, she has helped plan tourism education in Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Serbia, Greece, Ireland and Turkey.

Scholardemia profileORCIDGoogle Scholar

Scholardemia

Organizer

Event committee

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