How would you deal with sexism, homophobia and xenophobia in your coaching environment?

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How would you deal with sexism, homophobia and xenophobia in your coaching environment?

19th April 2017

 

 

This weeks #womenswednesday is in support of Shannon Miller, Jennifer Banford and Annette Wiles who are currently filing a law suit against the University of Minnesota on the grounds of sexual discrimination, homophobia and xenophobia.

 

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Shannon, Jen and Annette are taking the institute to court because of blatant, horrific verbal abuse, sexual harassment and are shaking up the US sports system like never before.

Words and phrases such as ‘dyke’, ‘f***ing bitch’ and “go home” were just a few examples of the verbal abuse they suffered, whilst on one occasion, the name badge on Shannon’s office door was defaced with the word ‘dyke’ by a colleague.

We want to open up the discussion to ask you how you would deal with all of this, do you know how to deal with such issues, and who would you go to for support?

Please share you thoughts below, on twitter, Facebook or via email.

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