I guarantee the Diamonds will dominate both on and off the netball courts in both Vic & the rest of the world for years to come.
This is marketing brilliance from Visit Victoria & @NetballAust this is about grassroots, pathways & elite competions. There are no losers here.
This is marketing brilliance from Visit Victoria & @NetballAust this is about grassroots, pathways & elite competions. There are no losers here.
Gender equity in sports is a complex issue. Gender & sport are one of the most important issues in terms of gender inequality. In no other area is the inequity as large as in sport. #DiamondDan & Vic thank you for addressing this inequality so boldly ✊ 
The notion that men and women are naturally different has been used for many years to justify the exclusion of women from some or all sports. Many people feel that since women could never equal or surpass mens achievements, there was no apparent reason why women would be...
allowed to get involved in sport. After all, if sports were primarily about setting records and dominating others, women would always be second class in power and performance sports. Unfortunately, this way of thinking about gender and sports still exists.
Many people continue to compare women and men in terms of performance differences and then go on to say that differences will never disappear because men are simply physically superior to women.
Of course, most of these people never wonder what kind of physical skills athletes would need if sports had been shaped by the values and experiences of women instead of men.
For example, if most sports had been created by and for women, the motto for the Olympic Games would not be citius, altius, fortius (faster, higher, stronger); instead, it might be Balance, Flexibility and Endurance or Physical Excellence for Health and Humanity!
The problem is more socio- psychological than anything else. It is deplorable that men and women are treated so differently, especially in sport. Women make up over 50% the worlds population but they are not given equal opportunities. Men are still considered the better sex!
Times have changed & are improving but there is still a lot to be achieved. Men have an upper hand in all spheres of life no more so than in sports.
Gender inequality is a deep-rooted issue and in order to change the situation, drastic steps/measures like #DiamondDan has so wisely & boldly taken need to be taken by other governments as well
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