In Canada, there are fewer women and girls participating in sports due to barriers like equity, access, racism and body image. As the sports world recovers from the pandemic, women and girls are not returning showing a larger divide than before.
For a decade of her life, Christina Hollingworth has been involved in track and field – a sport that involves running, high jump, throwing and overall athleticism.
"I've had to deal with some coaches that were fat shaming girls, and emotionally and mentally very taxing coaches," Christina told CTVNews.ca in an interview. What researchers found was the number of women and girls playing in sport over the pandemic held"steady," but as years of disruptions come to an end, many female athletes are thinking of leaving for good.
And even with the report noting many female athletes stayed in sport, about 13 per cent of girls aged 13 to 18 and 10 per cent aged six to 12 who participated in sport before the pandemic did not return."When you go and compete at these meets, it's become very cliquey," she said."You either are friends with some people or you're not, and if you're not within this 'it crowd' of people who talk to each other. You're very much an outcast.
Seeing women excel in sports or be in positions of power within sport organizations have positive impacts on younger female athletes like Christina. One example of where female coaches might approach things differently is with the pressure on young athletes to be fast, throw the furthest or jump the highest, which sometimes results in girls not eating, Christina said.
"Unfortunately there's a lot of rivalries; they don't always get along… there are coaches that over-train their kids," he said.
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