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Dr Leanne Norman on gender equality in sports coaching
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Dr Leanne Norman is a Reader in Sports Coaching within the Carnegie School of Sport at Leeds Beckett University. She is an internationally leading researcher for her research and writing within the area of gender equality and issues of diversity related to sports coaching, sports leadership, and organisations. Her work is driven towards improving the participation, performance, and leadership pathways for diverse social groups, principally, different groups of women. Leanne has written for academic and practitioner textbooks, written educational resources for coaches, and has published widely in academic journals related to sport and social issues. She has led national and international research projects as well as acted as academic expert and consultant for research funded by sport councils, governing bodies, and charities. Leanne utilises such research as the evidence for impactful outreach activities including leading the delivery of programmes towards supporting women to enhance their experience of sports coaching as a credible and valuable profession, as well as working with organisations to support them towards creating a diverse leadership and coaching workforce.
In this podcast, Rachael Bullingham talks to Dr Leanne Norman, who is a Reader in Sports Coaching at Leeds Beckett University. They discuss gender equity in sport coaching, the current status of sport coaching for women, and the impact of media coverage. Leanne also gives her advice for the young coach just starting out.
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