A questionnaire for Soroptimist conducted by the former track cyclist, two-time gold medalist at the Games, among 876 female and former athletes reveals the state of affairs on discrimination, psychological violence and other forms of gender gap
The gender gap in sport is still strong. This is what the research presented by Soroptimist International of Italy at the headquarters of the Foreign Press Association, at Palazzo Grazioli in Rome, tells us. The study, as part of the “Women in Sport, data analysis for photography from a gender perspective” call, reveals that for 48% of women it is still difficult to reconcile competitive activity with study and 44% declare having suffered psychological violence, 77% of which are female athletes who perceive themselves as discriminated against. Antonella Bellutti, gold medalist at the Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in track cycling, graduated in Sports Sciences, with multiple technical, managerial and teaching experiences, took care of it.
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Her research, entitled “SIMO Sport Inclusion Modern Output Project: research on the gender gap in Italian sport”, is based on a sample of 876 questionnaires of which 506 from active female athletes and 370 from former athletes, with questions relating to participation, leadership, safety, representation and allocation of resources. 77% stated that they had witnessed behaviors of coaches/managers deemed inappropriate/psychologically harmful; another 77% confirm that they have never had a contract or collaboration agreement with the company they belong to. 86% have the perception that there is no equality between male and female athletes regarding the money invested for the activity. Only 21% of the interviewees (14.8% of female athletes and 27.8% of former athletes) have never had a female coach during their career. The figure relating to the presence of women in federal technical executives is 23%.
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