Women into Leadership in Elite Sport Report

Via Australasian Leisure Management - Report by Dr Pippa Grange & Paul Oliver of Bluestone Edge

The Richmond Football Club, in conjunction with the Australian Sports Commission and the AFL, have commissioned a research project that will look specifically at how the game can become better at inviting women into the industry and at levels that can help drive genuine change in female engagement across the board.

The three-year longitudinal study ‘Women into Leadership in Elite Sport Report’, which is being conducted by Dr Pippa Grange and Paul Oliver of Bluestone Edge, has been in development for the past 12 months and has an ultimate goal of getting more women into leadership positions in the AFL industry.

Last October, Richmond became the first club in AFL/VFL history to appoint a female President after Peggy O’Neal, a longstanding member of the Club board, was voted into the role.

Commenting on the project, Club Chief Executive Brendon Gale stated “Richmond Football Club wants to lead a change in the way women are engaged and involved at all levels of the Club, from the boardroom through to administration and our members and supporters.

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