Online seminar
How can sport organisations better consider women’s health?
Many sport and physical activity programmes continue to be designed without adequately considering women’s bodies, life stages and health needs. As a result, programmes may inadvertently create barriers to participation, undermine wellbeing or fail to support women’s long-term engagement in sport and physical activity.
Creating truly inclusive and sustainable sport environments requires moving beyond a one-size-fits-all approach and considering how programme design can better reflect women’s realities throughout different stages of life.
ENGSO Equality Within Sport Committee (EWS) invites you to an online seminar exploring how women’s health can be integrated into the design of training programmes, physical activity initiatives and sporting events.
From puberty and athlete development to menopause and lifelong participation, our speakers will explore how different life stages can influence women’s health in sport and physical activity, and what organisations can do to create more supportive environments.
Professor Sophia Nimphius
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sport) and Professor of Human Performance at Edith Cowan University (Australia)
Professor Sophia Nimphius, PhD, GAICD, is an internationally recognised researcher and thought leader in sport. She serves on the Scientific Panel of the European Club Association, sits on the Advisory Council of Sport Integrity Australia, and is Professor of Human Performance and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sport) at Edith Cowan University.
Eva-Lotta Backman
Specialist in Lifelong Physical Activity, Finland’s Svenska Idrott and Menopause Coach
Eva-Lotta has worked with various fitness and exercise groups for more than 30 years. For the past 10 years she has focused on women’s health, coaching women through the menopausal transition and helping them maintain an active lifestyle through exercise and physical activity. She is also an active participant in sport and physical activity herself, with experience ranging from recreational activities to endurance and mass-participation sporting events.