IF SHE CAN’T SEE IT, SHE CAN’T BE IT
20 x 20 is asking everyone to #ShowYourStripes by pledging one action to support girls and women in sport in 2019, By all doing something we can make a genuine shift across the country. We can make give more sport to a nation of sport lovers, as well as the gift of sport to more girls. Currently the female membership of Tallaght Wheelers sits at 17%
The women of Tallaght Wheelers will host a women’s only spin on the 21st September. The route will be approximately 60km with a coffee stop at Russborough House.
The bigger picture……
20 x 20 is about creating a cultural shift in our perception of girls and women in sports. By increasing visibility of women’s sport it will become a greater part of who we are and what we follow. There is already so much to celebrate when it comes to women sport in Ireland, but there isn’t enough noise. The initative seeks to change the subliminal bias in the Irish psyche that exists around girls and boys, or women and men, when it comes to sport. The name of the initiative is shorthand for 20% by 2020, these are the targets set
- 20% more media coverage of women in sport by the end of 2020
- 20% more female participation whether at player, coach, referee or administration level by the end of 2020
- 20% more attendance at women’s games and events by the end of 2020
This isn’t a women for women initiative, it’s all of society to show their stripes and pledge one small action to increase the visibility of women’s sport in Ireland because if she can’t see it, she can’t be it
For more information about the women’s only spin please contact Sinead – sineadmcsorley@gmail.com or Emma-emacasper@gmail.com
For more information about the 20X20 initiative, please click HERE
