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Reporting misconducts under Safe Sport Singapore
Case Study on dealing with sexism as an organisation - Women in Football UK
Brighton Declaration, an international treaty to support women in sports
How to report Harassment & Abuse in Sports in Singapore
Report to #SGSAFESPORT:
Fill in the incident report form on https://go.gov.sg/safesportreport
Submit the form by either ways:
Either contact your Sporting Organisation's Safeguarding Officer
Or email safe_sport@sport.gov.sg
For more details, visit https://go.gov.sg/safesport
Misconducts such as Harassment and Abuse can be reported in the Singapore sporting environment under the Safe Sport Programme by SportSG.
What can you report?
Psychological Abuse
Any unwelcoming act including isolation, verbal assault, humiliation, intimidation, or any treatment which may diminish the sense of identity, dignity, and self-worth.
Neglect
Failure of another person with a duty of care towards an individual to provide minimum level of care to the individual, which is causing harm, allowing harm to be caused, or creating an imminent danger of harm
Sexual Abuse
Any conduct of a sexual nature, whether non-contact, contact or penetrative, where consent is coerced/manipulated or is not or cannot be given.
Sexual Harassment
Any unwanted and unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, whether verbal, non-verbal or physical. Sexual harassment can take the form of sexual abuse.
Physical Abuse
Any deliberate and unwelcome act that causes physical trauma or injury. This can also consist of forced or inappropriate physical activity, forced alcohol consumption, or forced doping practices.
The Safe Sport Programme is now working on a Unified Code against misconduct in the sporting environment. Check out their progress here: go.gov.sg/safesportprog
Case Study on dealing with sexism as an organisation
Women in Football is an organisation in UK that celebrates women's achievements, shares professional expertise and challenges discrimination by providing a reporting avenue.
What would entail a sexist incident?
Incidents can vary from derogatory or abusive comments to demotion, maternity discrimination, sexual harassment, missing out on career opportunities, and being paid less than male colleagues in the same role.
Examples of sexist incidents include:
A female medic being told that they cannot travel with the men’s team on the away coach, but their male colleague can
Facing scrutiny over sexual orientation, or details of a female employee’s private life
Sexist chanting from fans
Unsolicited messages and advances from a male colleague
How to report?
Reports can come in to Women in Football:
Via the sexist incident report form on their website
By email to info@womeninfootall.co.uk
By personal Contact
Via Twitter: @WomeninFootball
Incidents are then categorised into 3 main areas and dealt with accordingly:
Workplace Incidents
Matchday Incidents
Social Media Incidents
Who signed the treaty in Asia:
Singapore
Japan
South Korea
and more...
See full list here: iwgwomenandsport.org/brighton-declaration/asia-and-middle-east/
As we approach the Brighton Declaration's 30th Anniversary coming up in 2024, let's ask ourselves how we may implement these principles in our organisations to support equity and equality for women in sports.
Brighton Declaration, an international treaty to support women in sports
What is it?
The Brighton Declaration is an international treaty established in 1994 that has become a road map to support the ongoing development of a more fair and equitable system of sport and physical activity, fully inclusive of women and girls.
Those that endorse the Declaration commit to upholding the 10 principles that enable women and girls to freely and safely participate, compete and build careers in sport and physical activity.
What are the principles?
We have highlighted 3 out of the 10 principles with a brief summary. See the full description of all 10: rebrand.ly/brightondeclaration
1. Equity and equality in society and sport
There should be equal opportunity to participate in sports, equal resources, power and responsibility.
5. High performance sport
For professional and elite athletes - Competition opportunities, rewards, incentives, recognition, sponsorship, promotion, and other forms of support are provided fairly and equitably for women and men.
6. Leadership in sport
Develop policies and design structures which increase the number of women coaches, decision makers, officials, and sports personnel at all levels.
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