Sports
Our vision is a society where women, girls and people of marginalised genders can participate and thrive in sport free from public sexual harassment, intimidation or limiting gender stereotypes. From working out in gyms, to running on the streets, playing in clubs or attending matches or sports events, be it grassroots or elite, we all deserve to feel safe.
The Problem
A 2024 OSN survey found that a staggering 70% of people had experienced Public Sexual Harrassment in a sports or exercise context.
The most commonly reported experiences were persistent staring, comments of a sexual or inappropriate nature, being followed or lingering too close and suspected filming or taking of photographs. Only 10.8% felt ‘very safe’ from harassment or intimidation when exercising.
Sports Training and Consultancy
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Our CPD accredited is a 1 hour 30 minute training workshop entitled "Tackling Sexual Harassment in Sports and Exercise"
In this workshop you will work on:
Understanding the definition, experiences and prevalence of sexual harassment in sport
Understanding the link between harassment and exclusion
The role of sports clubs/organisations in challenging these harmful cultures
Understanding the pressures on young men and boys in sports
Intervening earlier: shifting the threshold of normalisation
Understanding the barriers to reporting sexual harassment
Responding appropriately to disclosures
To book this training, please enquire below
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A follow up, 1-hour session which will dive deeper into the above topics and can also include tailored conversations around policy, safeguarding, procedures, including:
Case studies and scenarios
Understanding a whole culture of sexual harassment
Practical steps for challenging the root causes of harassment
How to move away from normalisation
To book this training, please enquire below
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Our team of experts are able to offer tailored education on public sexual harassment, inclusion and sport.
If you are interested in tackling something specific which is not outlines in our CPD Accredited Training or additional training and would like to book a call please do enquire below
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If you're looking to get in touch about keynote speakers, consultants, media requests get in touch with us for above queries and all things PSH and gender inequality in sports at hello@ourstreetsnow.org
The sports industry must be equipped to challenge harassment, oppression and prejudice. Everyone in the sports industry needs to step up to be better bystanders, to support those who experience it and to never become perpetrators of this everyday violence. Right now, this goal couldn’t be further from the truth and that’s where our Sports campaign comes in.
Cardiff MET University Sport Department
‘‘The staff couldn't stop talking about what they had learnt and what our next steps might be. I had a number of comments about it being the best staff training day we’ve had.’’
I would highly recommend OSN’s workshops/training. I’ve attended these training sessions twice in my workplace and they were some of the best, most engaging workshops I’ve had the pleasure to participate in. It really opened my eyes to the issues surrounding PSH and lit a fire inside to support their good cause. Such was the impact it had, I’ve recently started volunteering as part of their Sports Team, hoping to contribute to the impactful change they are striving for.
Education and Athlete Lifestyle Manager at Cardiff Met Sport.
Head Coach, Grassroots Weightlifting Academy
‘‘I’ve had conversations with our young athletes since your visit that I know wouldn’t have happened without the work you did.’’
Our Ambassadors
Alan Sinclair
Charlotte Henshaw MBE
Bethan Taylor-Swaine
Samantha Williams
Tackling Sexual Harassment & Exclusion in Sports Toolkit
If you're looking for free, downloadable policy templates for different sporting settings our free downloadable toolkit accompanies our training sessions and offers top tips, further reading and advice to help your club become more inclusive.
Includes Information On:
Understanding sexual harassment in sports
How to call out harmful language and prejudice
Code of conduct example for clubs
Understanding the barriers to reporting
Best practice for gender equality in sports clubs
Our Streets Now Collaboration with Young Weightlifters
We sat down with Betsan, Ela, Ny and Cari to talk about their experiences of being female weightlifters, the harassment and limiting gender stereotypes they experience and the support they receive. Watch what they had to say…
