WebinarOnline
Beyond the sidelines: Championing women, inclusion and marginalised voices in sport, leisure and tourism
Friday, 9 April 2027
This webinar examines how institutions can move from symbolic inclusion to fair participation, leadership and accountability.
About this event
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.