关于 WSLA
几十年来，女性领导者在体育界的代表性不足和缺乏发展机会已被确定。尽管采取了各种努力来纠正这种情况，但体育领导力仍然由男性和男性主导。 2013 年，创建了 WSLA 来改变这一点。
We know that women encounter issues and barriers to advance within systems of sport leadership. Crucially however, we do not aim to “fix”, “upskill” or “teach” women. We know that women already have the skills and knowledge to excel. Instead, we challenge our participants to really think about what leadership means to them, what they want to achieve, how they can go about doing it, and provide insight into tackling problematic systems and cultures. WSLA facilitates a personal learning experience, cultivated within a safe, multicultural, diverse, trusting environment, that will impact you in ways you could never anticipate.
WSLA is premised upon four objectives to support the further development of participants. We term these The four Cs: competencies, confidence, context, and commitment.
leadership Competencies
to support female leaders to enhance their leadership skills and behaviours to navigate the challenges that are part of leading an organisation
Confidence
to encourage female leaders to identify their strengths, goals and ambitions to support their desired career path; championing who they are and others around them
Contextual
awareness
to understand the organisational and cultural environment, recognising opportunities and challenges, and influencing fellow allies and champions to create positive change
Commitment of employers
to engage with the employers of female leaders and support their ongoing development and wider influence
Our commitment to participants
51 women from 24 countries have been financially supported by WSLA to attend our residential week programmes in the UK since 2014. Every year, we do all we can to ensure we continue this important commitment and ensure the diversity of thought and experiences amongst the cohort.
Further, we host a competitive application process for graduates to return as support facilitators on a residential week programme. The graduate benefits from skills development and mentorship with our expert team at Leading Edge Performance.