Equality

Women in sport factsheets

It is sportscotland’s mission to encourage everyone in Scotland to discover and develop their own sporting experience, helping to increase participation and improve performance. For some groups in society, including women and girls, this mission is also a challenge. In response to this sportscotland has produced the following 10 factsheets providing guidance on how women and girls can be encouraged to more actively participate in sport and physical activity at all levels.

Sport and People with a Disability: Aiming at Social Inclusion

This is no. 9 in a series of background reports being prepared during 2002/03 to inform the revision of Sport 21, the national strategy for sport in Scotland. An exploration of the issues and barriers surrounding participation among people with a disability in Scotland and practical guidance on how these may be overcome.

Equalities legislation - Guidance for governing bodies of sport

This guide contains a clear and simple explanation of the legal duties and requirements for Governing Bodies of sport under the six major equality strands

Equalities legislation

This guide contains a clear and simple explanation of the legal duties and requirements for Governing Bodies of sport under the six major equality strands

Making women and girls more active

This Good Practice Guide is for those working within sport and physical activity,whether it is in schools, leisure centres, clubs, governing bodies of sport or in otherareas of the community. Its aim is to provide advice, information and good practice examples for anyone planning or delivering programmes of sport and physical activity.

Increasing demand for sport and physical activity for adolescent girls in Scotland

This document highlights the practical implications of the research and is designed to offer Active Schools managers, managers of leisure centres, sports development officers, policymakers and others with guidance on effective strategies for developing programmes to increase the participation of girls in sport and physical activity.

A literature review of sexual orientation in sport

In order to improve and develop their policy advice, the sports councils in the UK commissioned a review of what is known about sexual orientation in sport and to draw out implications and practical recommendations. This is a thorough analysis of a wide range of research and policy documents, summarised with a combination of academic rigour and strong advocacy for the issues raised.