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Scottish Women in Sport

Scottish Women in Sport (SWiS) is a charity founded in 2013, which advocates for inclusive gender equality in sport in Scotland.

Scottish Women in Sport
Formation2013
HeadquartersGlasgow
Chief Operating Officer
Maureen McGonigle
Websitehttps://www.scottishwomeninsport.co.uk/

Aim

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SWiS promotes equality and parity across all aspects of sport for women and girls, including but not limited to active participation, coaching, leadership, and officiating.[1] They do this by promoting positive role models, sharing good practice, advocating for increased investment and media coverage in women and girls' sport in Scotland.[2]

SWiS has three broad aims:[3]

  • Educate
  • Participate
  • Celebrate

Launch

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The charity was launched in 2013 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.[4] Speakers at the Launch event included Judy Murray, Alison Walker, Elaine C Smith, Katherine Grainger.[5]

The founding Chief Executive Officer of SWiS is Maureen McGonigle.[6]

Activity

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SWiS has run a number of campaigns focusing on different aspects of women's sports, including 'Girls Do Sport' which was a partnership between SWiS and University of the West of Scotland, which promoted 7 sports through a series of short 15-minute programs made by students on media and journalism courses at the University [7]

The charity hosts an annual Awards Ceremony where trophies are given to sportswomen, coaches, teams, and organizations who have excelled in the field of Scottish sport in the past 12 months.[8] They also host an annual conference.[9]

The charity hosts a regular blog on the SWiS website with posts from sportswomen and those active in women's sports in Scotland.[10]

In 2018 it launched the Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame, to celebrate past and current pioneers of women and girls sport in Scotland.[11]

Awards

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2023 Awards[12][13][14]
2022 Awards[15][16]
2021 Awards[17]
2020 Awards[18]
2019 Awards[19][20]
2018 Awards[22]
2017 Awards[23]
2016 Awards[24]
2015 Awards[25]
2014 Awards[27]
  • Sportswoman of the Year: Eilidh Doyle[28]
  • Young Sportswoman of the Year:
  • Best Team Performance:
  • Coach / Manager of the Year:
  • Official of the Year: Liz Scott[29]
  • Peoples' Champion:
  • Best Marketing / Sponsorship:

References

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  1. ^ "About Us – Scottish Women in Sport". Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  2. ^ "Scottish Women in Sport must take advantage of Glasgow 2014 spotlight". HeraldScotland. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  3. ^ "Scottish Women in Sport – Raising the profile of Scottish Women's Sport". Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  4. ^ "Stars back sports for girls". Glasgow Times. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  5. ^ "Charity to raise profile of women in sport". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  6. ^ "Face-to-Face: Maureen McGonigle, founder of Scottish Women in Sport". HeraldScotland. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  7. ^ Newsroom, U. W. S. (10 October 2017). "Girls Do Sport". UWS Newsroom. Retrieved 2021-07-31. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "Scottish Women In Sport - Awards 2020". www.swisawards.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  9. ^ "Scottish Women in Sport conference brings together experts to explore how the nation can capitalize on sport". Sport First. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  10. ^ "Blog – Scottish Women in Sport". Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  11. ^ "New sports hall of fame launched to honour Scottish women". BBC News. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  12. ^ "Triathletes take home top awards at the 2023 Scottish Women in Sport Awards". Triathlon Scotland. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Eilidh and Samantha win Scottish Women in Sport titles". Scottish Athletics. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  14. ^ "SW/S AWARDS 2023". Scottish Women in Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Eilish is Scottish Sportswoman of Year amid four awards for athletics". Scottish Athletics. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  16. ^ "On the rink of greatness: Curlers among the stars hailed at Scottish Women in Sport Awards 2022". Sunday Post. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Blog 71: SW/S Awards 2021 – The Debrief". Scottish Women in Sport. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  18. ^ "SWiS Annual Awards". Scottish Women in Sport. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Carryway Support the 2019 Scottish Women in Sport Awards". carryway.co.uk. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Inspirational stars celebrated at Scottish Women in Sport Awards". The National. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Megan Keith scoops National Sports Award". Scottish Orienteering. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  22. ^ "An emotional night at the Scottish Women in Sport Awards". The National. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  23. ^ "LIVE: Scottish Women in Sport Awards 2017!". Brig News. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  24. ^ "Stars and behind-the-scenes heroes honoured at Scottish Women in Sport's annual awards". The National. 12 November 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Liz Taylor". Scottish Hockey. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  26. ^ "Sarah Wilson wins Scottish Women in Sport Official of the Year". Scottish Hockey. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  27. ^ "SW/S: GALA AWARDS DINNER". Scottish Women in Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  28. ^ "Blog 19: One year on, a 2014 review of SWiS & a look ahead". Scottish Women in Sport. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  29. ^ "Blog 17: Scottish Women in Sport's Official of the Year!". Scottish Women in Sport. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
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