In a $2.7m pilot project to help balance gender equity, female coaches and leaders have been injected right into the high performance heart of New Zealand’s top sports.
When former New Zealand cyclist Michelle Wood went to apply for a job at Snow Sport NZ, she felt uncomfortable putting her name forward for a role specifically targeted at women.
“The competitive, proud side of me was saying ‘I don’t need men taken out of the equation. I can get a role fair and square’,” she admits.
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Originally published on newsroom.co.nz by Suzanne McFadden.
