This is a question we’ve been asking ourselves often over the past few months.

As sport leaders, we make complex decisions based on changing situations every day – but we can count on our values to guide us. Many champions for gender equity in the world of sport share our values of integrity, courage, inclusivity, collaboration, and accountability. As an organization, we know that we have not always lived up to those values, and we are working to do better – particularly when it comes to our responsibility to Black women and girls in sport communities.

To fully activate the power of sport, we need great leaders who can acknowledge complexity, inspire the others towards a common goal, and bring equity into focus. In other words, leaders who manage by values. We’re inspired to continue our journey as gender equity leaders, and to launch new projects we’ve been working on to support others to do the same.

Tonight: We Are Sport

We’re excited to team up with She’s 4 Sports to bring you a new digital series called We Are Sport, featuring conversations on race, inclusion, and mental health in the sport sector. Watch our first IG Live session with award-winning journalist Katie Barnes tonight at 9 PM and register for our first panel on July 29!

Use a Gender LENS

Read our advice on how to make sure girls and women are front and center of return to sport and play plans – and don’t forget to check out our step-by-step worksheet on how to use a gender lens in your decision-making.

The Rally Report

1 in 3 girls reported feeling unwelcome as a factor preventing them from continuing in sport. Read our latest research and recommendations for change in The Rally Report, and share this video to encourage others to do the same

Learn from WISE Fund recipients

We’ll be dropping more information soon about our 2021 WISE Fund application process. In the meantime, check out our website to learn more about our past recipients, like Storm Selects Lacrosse.

Get in the Game Panel

Watch the recording of our online rally where Canadian athletes Sarah Nurse, Rosie MacLennan, Annie Guglia, Marissa Papaconstantinou, Kayla Alexander, and Brigitte Lacquette share their advice on how to grow from failure and be proud of who you are.