Our Chief Executive Brendon Gale is part of a major collaborative effort to advance the involvement of women in all aspects of sport.
Brendon is a member of The Male Champions of Change for Sport group who met at Flemington Race Course on 23 May 2017, confirming their priorities for the next 12-18 months.
Members include the Chief Executives of Australian Rugby Union; Australian Sports Commission; Basketball Australia; Carlton Football Club; Collingwood Football Club; Cricket Australia; Football Federation Australia; National Rugby League; Netball Australia; Racing Victoria; Richmond Football Club; St Kilda Football Club; Swimming Australia; Sydney Sixers (Cricket) and Tennis Australia.
The Champions will lead within their organisations and collectively externally with a specific focus on:
Advancing more women into leadership positions
- Enhancing an industry sponsorship program for high-potential women in sports management
- Securing a sustainable increase in women in high performance roles
- Enabling more flexible approaches to careers in sport within organisations.
Developing more inclusive sporting cultures
- Increasing women’s participation in all aspects of sport
- Developing more diverse and inclusive ‘public faces’ for sporting organisations, particularly through communication with our combined 6m+ social media followers
- Supporting a ‘Panel Pledge’ to only speak on industry panels where women are represented and able to participate in a meaningful way.
Equity
- Achieving pay equity in sports management and administration
- Working with key stakeholders such as players’ associations, media, funding bodies and sponsors on pathways to pay equity for women athletes in sport.
Chaired by Elizabeth Broderick, the original group has further strengthened with the recent addition of the Chief Executives of Cricket Australia, FFA, the NRL, Carlton Football Club and Racing Victoria.
The group meets quarterly with key actions and initiatives pursued by all between each meeting.
The Male Champions of Change for Sport released their first report in December 2016, outlining progress, actions and outcomes since their establishment in early 2015.
