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Yarra Ranges City Council 2017

The following audit was developed by Yarra Ranges City Council with support

from EACH, Inspiro, Maroondah City Council and Knox City Council as part of

the Our Codes, Our Clubs: Changing the Story to Promote Gender Equity

Together project.

For more information regarding this audit, contact the Recreation and Active

Living Team at Yarra Ranges Council.

P: 1300 368 333

www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au

http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/


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Before you complete the Audit Yarra Ranges Council, Maroondah City Council and Knox City Council are

committed to creating equal opportunities for women and girls to participate

equally in sport and recreation. Through a new initiative, Our Codes, Our

Clubs: Changing the Story to Promote Gender Equality Together, we are

working with local sporting clubs, to promote gender equality and strive to

prevent violence against women in our community. This initiative is supported

by the Victorian Government with the assistance of the Municipal Association

Of Victoria (MAV).

Why promote Gender Equality?

Research tells us that by promoting equal opportunities in life for both women

and men, violence against women can be prevented. Did you know that

Intimate partner violence is the leading contributor to death, disability and

ill-health in Victorian women aged 18-44.

Benefits for clubs who promote positive relationships include:

Being able to promote itself as a family friendly environment

Opening the door to potential funding opportunities

Opportunity to increase membership

Ability to attract and retain more volunteers

Why complete a Gender Audit?

This Gender Audit is a practical tool for your club to identify strengths and

opportunities for improvement to promote equality. This tool aims to assist

your club to look at different areas in your environment, and recognise how

you are going in relation to gender equality.

There are no right or wrong answers. The tool should be used as a

‘temperature check’ at a moment in time, and provide an opportunity for your

club to learn and discuss ways it can continue to create healthy environments

for women and men.

Gender Audit Results

Yarra Ranges Council, Maroondah City Council and Knox City Council will be

reviewing, analysing and storing your audit data. We are committed to

improving gender equality in sport and recreation. The data from this audit

may be used by us to develop other resources to support increased gender

equality.

The results will also be de-identified and summarised, and will help to assist

the Our Codes, Our Clubs project to plan, develop and evaluate the great

work happening in our community. This will be in-line with each Council's

privacy policy.

By completing this audit, you will go into the draw to win one of three

(one per Council area) $500 vouchers for sporting equipment.

If you or someone you know is impacted by sexual assault or family

violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 (24/7). In an emergency,

dial triple zero (000).

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Club Information

Please identify which local government your club belongs to Yarra Ranges Council

Maroondah City Council

Knox City Council

Club name

Facility name and address

Phone number

Number of members completing this survey

Club president

Number of committee members Male Female Intersex Other/ Non-specified

Number of coaches Number of team managers

Male Male

Female Female

Number of trainers Total number of playing members

Male Male

Female Female

Number of playing members over 18 years Number of playing members under 18 years

Male Male

Female Female

Number of other support roles i.e. referees, scorers or runners

Male

Female

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Governance/Leadership

Sporting clubs are in a unique position to model and promote positive equal and respectful relationships between women and men. Encouraging female participation

in all areas of clubs, from coaching to leadership, helps to break down gender stereotypes and roles, and allows both women and men’s voices to be heard in

decision making.

Q1. Please rate the level to which you agree with the following statements:

Statement Strongly

Agree Agree Neutral Disagree

Strongly Disagree

Not Sure

Our club aims to increase the female/male gender balance of our club committee members.

Our club has a strong written commitment (policy or plan) to have a balance of female and male committee members.

Our club officials actively encourage both women and men to join the committee each year.

Our club has sufficient budget allocation to help reduce barriers for women wanting to participate in and join our committee (e.g. times that are family friendly, support with childcare).

Our club consults with women to ask how best to support them to become committee members.

Our club ensures that women are engaged when decisions are made.

Our club ensures that planning meetings and decision making includes women.

Our club ensures all training and development opportunities include women.

Our club has equal representation of woman and men attend our AGMs.

Our club has sufficient budget allocation to ensure women and girls are provided with equal opportunities to participate in our club activities.

Q2. Do you have any other comments about your club’s governance/leadership in regards to this topic?

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Club Culture

Respect between women and men is important to create healthy communities where everyone is treated equally. Sports clubs play a natural leadership role in the

community and provide a unique opportunity to shape attitudes. Many of the entrenched beliefs and behaviours that shape our culture are played out in sports

settings. Gender equality and respectful relationships between women and men help to create a positive culture where violence against women can be prevented.


Statement Strongly


Strongly Disagree

Not Sure

Our club leadership demonstrates respectful relationships between women and men.

At events, our club culture reflects respectful relationships between women and men of all ages.

Sexist behaviour (such as sexist language, derogatory comments or unfair treatment related to gender) has occurred at a club event or meeting in the last 12 months.

Club leaders are confident to take action on sexist behaviour.

Our club is actively working to improve its culture to better reflect respectful relationships between women and men.

Our women, girls and junior’s trophies and team photos are displayed around the club room in equal clear view to our male and senior teams.

Our club communicates that all offensive comments and jokes about gender, religion, race or disabilities will not be tolerated.

Our club has either a policy or code of conduct in place relating to gender which includes all of the following; unacceptable language, jokes and comments made, images and materials displayed, and action taken around sexual harassment.

Our club operates within the rules and spirit of the game and teaches players to do the same.

Our club has a transparent complaint process.

Our club enforce policies on unacceptable verbal abuse and sledging.

Our club acts as leaders in promoting respectful relationships in the broader community between women and men. Please provide examples in the comment box below.

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Club Culture

Examples of how your club acts as a leader in promoting respectful relationships (if applicable):

Q4. Do you have any other comments about your club’s culture in regards to this topic?

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Membership & Engagement

A fundamental relationship between women, sport and men’s violence against women is gender equality. There is no single cause of violence against women.

However, research and evidence show the key drivers to be low support for gender equality and adherence to rigid gender roles and stereotypes (Our Watch).


Statement Strongly


Strongly Disagree

Not Sure

Our club aims to increase engagement of female members.

Our club aims to increase engagement of male members.

Our club actively encourages women and girls to be involved in all club related activities, whether as players, coaches, umpires, spectators, members or on the committee.

Our club has a strategy to address unequal representation of women and men in membership, volunteering or playing.

Our club makes an effort to ensure we are a welcoming and safe space for women and girls.

Our club provides a range of membership options.

Our club provides payment plans for membership, fees and other costs.

Our club provides position descriptions for all roles.

Our club promotes the participation of all genders.

Our club distributes an induction or information pack to new and existing members.

Our club’s induction pack refers specifically to women and girls and the value they bring to our club.

Our club has a Welcoming or Member Protection Officer to welcome new members.

Our club provides equal amounts of training, development and mentoring for both our female and male volunteers.

Our club ensures women and men have equal access to information.

Our club shares good news stories about women and girls through local and social media.

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Membership & Engagement

Statement Strongly

Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly

Disagree Not Sure

Our club uses images that reflect our broad membership, including women, people of all genders, diverse cultures, people with a disability or people who belong to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities.

Our club takes action to provide information in other languages as needed.

Q6. Please rate the level to which you agree with the following:

a. Our club provides a range of activities and social options such as ‘come try days’ that cater to: Strongly


Strongly Disagree

Not Sure

Women and girls

Older female adults

Women with a disability

Women from culturally diverse backgrounds

Women who belong to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities

Woman who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex or Queer (LGBTIQ)

b. Our club considers barriers to access, such as language and uniforms that affect participation for: Strongly


Strongly Disagree

Not Sure

Women and girls

Older female adults

Women with a disability

Women from culturally diverse backgrounds

Women who belong to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities

Woman who identify as LGBTIQ

Q7. Do you have any other comments about your membership and engagement in regards to this topic?

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Volunteers & Coaches

Increasing female participation in sport and recreation clubs provides numerous opportunities to foster respectful relationships between men and women and is

identified as the foundation for supporting the development of cultural change in our community.


Statement Strongly


Strongly Disagree

Not Sure

Our club aims to increase the gender balance of volunteers and/or coaches.

Our club has written commitment (a policy or in club plans) to recruit female coaches.

Our club officials actively encourage women to be coaches.

Our club ensures that women know about the support it provides for women to become accredited coaches.

Our club has either a written policy or guideline that coaches use to ensure equal playing time regardless of gender or ability.

Our coaches are trained or supported in applying the club’s guideline that all players have equal playing time regardless of gender or ability.

When our club is planning for next season’s coaches, we actively tap women on the shoulder to be involved.

Our club strives to ensure that the allocation of volunteer positions doesn't reinforce gender stereotypes e.g. only women are in the canteen.

Q9. Do you have any other comments about your club in regards to this topic?

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Facilities

The provision, design and maintenance of infrastructure has a significant impact on the way people use public spaces. A sporting club’s facilities can limit the

participation of women and girls in sport. Planning and designing community infrastructure that is responsive to and respectful of the needs of women means

understanding how public spaces are used and finding ways to make them more inclusive.


Statement Strongly


Strongly Disagree

Not Sure

Our main car park is close to the club rooms.

Our car park allows people with a disability to easily access our venue.

There is enough lighting in the car park for women and girls to feel safe when using the facilities after dark.

The female change rooms and toilets are well lit and designed in a way that make users feel safe.

Our change rooms and toilets are clean and tidy.

Toilet paper is always refilled.

Women report feeling safe and welcomed when using the facilities.

Q11. Please respond ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the following statements:

Statement Yes No

Our facility has a working and active surveillance system.

The lighting is manually operated.

All our lights are currently working.

Club toilets are located in the pavilion.

Our facility has an accessible toilet.

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Facilities

Statement Yes No

Our facility has female toilets available for the public to use.

Our facility has dedicated female friendly change rooms with toilet and shower facilities for players, umpires and coaches.

The change rooms and toilets have clear signage to indicate the user.

All toilets and showers have doors on cubicles.

The female change rooms and toilets all have lockable cubicles.

Soap dispensers are available.

Sanitary bins are available in every cubicle.

Our facility has baby change and feeding areas that both men and women can access.

Q12. Do you have any other comments which relate to your facility? i.e. safety concerns, access improvements, or reasons for not having some facilities highlighted in the statements above.

Q13. Do you have any other comments about your club’s volunteers and coaches in regards to this topic?

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Gender Equity Audit For more information regarding this audit, contact the Recreation and Active Living team at Yarra Ranges Council. P: 1300 368 333 www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au


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