Street Sports for Gender Equality
A guide to promote gender equity in street sports, developed by the Johan Cruyff Foundation, Utrecht University, and IKF Göteborg, with EU support.
Currently, the percentage of girls participating in sports or engaging in street sports each day is significantly lower than that of boys. Furthermore, research indicates that girls in puberty are more vulnerable to dropping out of sports compared to boys. This dropout trend leads to increased physical and mental health issues in the long term, fewer social connections, higher absenteeism, and decreased productivity in the workplace.
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Objectives of the programme
TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY IN INFORMAL STREET SPORTS:
- Knowledge exchange between partners
- Identify the specific causes
- Identify solution to these causes
- Realise more inclusivity in informal street sports
- Promote equality in sports
- Impact the widest audience possible with the outcomes of this project
DELIVERABLES OF THE PROJECT:
- Desk and field research-challenges/ indicators – workshop UU
- Toolbox on gender equality – including a workshop JCF
- Toolkit pilots and testing
- Knowledge dissemination -
- Training coaches and youth workers
- Cruyff Foundation Conference
Toolkit 3.0
All deliverables came together in our online toolkit
How can more girls be attracted to street sports?
Street Sports for Gender Equity Toolkit
Outdoor play fuels physical, mental, and social growth, but too often, girls are excluded from public play spaces.
The Cruyff Foundation, Utrecht University, and IKF Göteborg joined forces, supported by the EU, to close the gender gap in street sports.
Designed with coaches and experts, this practical, research-based toolkit gives you:
- ✅ Ready-to-use activities
- ✅ Strategies to engage girls
- ✅ Tools to build inclusive spaces
Create courts where every child feels welcome. Use this toolkit to inspire, include, and empower.
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